Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant
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Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant, also known as LSW, Keystone Steel & Wire, is a steel plant in Peoria, Illinois, United States that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Peoria, Illinois, United States:
- Location: 7000 S W Adams St. Peoria, IL 61641, United States
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 41.513249, -87.621438 (exact)
Background
The Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria plant was originally operated by Keystone Consolidated Industries, which was bought by Liberty Steel, a subsidiary of the GFG Alliance, in 2018 for $320 million.[1][2]
Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size |
|---|---|
| 1889[3][4] | 800[5][6] |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFG Alliance Ltd | 5057811578 | E100001000556 | Liberty Steel Group[5] | 5076098979 | E100000130950 |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 50001 | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[5] | billet, wire rod, wire, mesh[5] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[5] | unknown | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| mothballed | 726[7] | 726[7] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production | Total (all routes) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown | – |
| 2021 | 496[8] | –[8] | 496[8] |
| 2022 | 438[9] | –[9] | 438[9] |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | mothballed[10][8] | 1998[11] | Amerifab, Siemens VAI[11] | 726[7] | 163.0[12] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap |
|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[13] | 100.00[14] |
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ Eaton, Holly (2018-12-05). "British industrialist buys 130-year-old Peoria-based steel rod plant". Chronicle Media. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Maile, Kelly (2018-12-03). "Liberty Steel USA acquires Keystone EAF mill". Recycling Today. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240119042033/https://www.linkedin.com/uas/login?session_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Flibertypeoria%2Fabout%2F. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240119042138/https://www.pjstar.com/story/business/manufacturing/2019/01/15/new-keystone-owner-production-to/6282632007/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220112170945/https://libertysteelgroup.com/our-operations/liberty-steel-us/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220126202246/https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/digital-originals/liberty-steel-looking-to-hire-more-than-800-people-in-central-illinois/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://www.kallanish.com/en/news/steel/market-reports/article-details/gfg-promises-additional-capacity-expansions-us-0119/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230116180549/https://libertysteelgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Liberty-Steel-Sustainability-Report-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-01-16.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240302055359/http://libertysteelgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Liberty-Steel-Sustainability-Report-2023.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.recyclingtoday.com/news/liberty-keystone-mill-illinois-idled-layoffs-steel-recycling-wire-gfg/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Vtt35CBVFAJFBDgan2a9_CW56EKOw6D/view?usp=drive_link.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220121105744/https://www.kci-corp.com/keystone-steel-wire/. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ AIST_EAF_2023
