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LIBERTY Steel UK (LSUK) has relaunched production at its GREENSTEEL Rotherham electric arc furnace, with restart and operation at night to maximise efficiency and mitigate high energy costs.

Operations at Rotherham, which produces sustainably-produced steel for growth markets such as infrastructure and high-value engineering and is among the UK鈥檚 most electro-intensive industrial sites, are scheduled to run between 11pm and 6am when energy costs will be comparatively lower.

LSUK鈥檚 speciality steel division in nearby Stocksbridge which produces steel components for demanding aerospace and energy applications, is also restarting focused production campaigns for key customers.

天博体育官方网站 restart, which LSUK plans to reach 50,000 tonnes per month as soon as possible, follows a 拢50mn funding injection from LIBERTY Steel鈥檚 parent company GFG Alliance, part of GFG鈥檚 restructuring and transformation drive following the collapse of its main lender Greensill Capital. 天博体育官方网站 injection sets a stable platform for the full refinancing of LSUK operations.

LSUK plans to expand the Rotherham plant鈥檚 long-term capacity, ultimately creating a two million tonnes per annum GREENSTEEL hub with increased employment and new products. Rotherham will supply LSUK鈥檚 downstream mills at Thrybergh and Scunthorpe which manufacture products for infrastructure, automotive and other sectors.

LIBERTY Steel UK鈥檚 Chief Executive Officer Subhajit Roy Chowdhury said: 鈥淎s LIBERTY Steel UK ramps up we鈥檙e showing our commitment to make South Yorkshire a UK GREENSTEEL hub. LIBERTY is determined to support the Government鈥檚 drive towards a net zero economy and to make the decarbonisation of the UK steel industry a reality. We are committed to supporting the UK鈥檚 infrastructure growth plan.鈥�

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Note to Editors:
LIBERTY Steel Group, part of the and a leading GREENSTEEL producer, is a global integrated steel business bringing together assets across the steel supply chain, from production of liquid steel from raw and recycled materials through to high value precision engineered steels. With a total rolling capacity of 20 million tonnes, 200+ manufacturing locations globally across 10 countries and employing more than 30,000 people, LIBERTY Steel鈥檚 furnaces, mills, services centres and distribution sites across the UK, continental Europe, Australia, the United States and China serve demanding sectors such as construction, energy, aerospace, automotive, and infrastructure. LIBERTY Steel is a leader in sustainable industry with a mission to become Carbon Neutral by 2030 (CN30).