LIBERTY Steel USA has successfully raised a US$40m term loan with Eclipse Business Capital to refinance its existing term loan before its maturity in January 2023.
In addition to the new term loan, LIBERTY Steel USA聽increased聽its existing ABL with聽Eclipse Business聽Capital聽from US$125m聽to US$150m, providing additional liquidity to the business聽so it can build on strong performance聽through聽2022, including the successful restart of the Georgetown rod mill.
For H1FY22 (Jan鈥�22-Jun鈥�22) the business recorded a revenue increase of 18% compared to H1 FY21 (Jan鈥�21-Jun鈥�21), while聽 EBITDA increased by 97% for the same period. LIBERTY Steel USA is on course for its most profitable year as it聽continues to serve its customers with differentiated products, including from its iconic Red Brand聽range of聽wire fencing products.
天博体育官方网站 refinancing and additional liquidity will enable the business to reinvest in聽its聽plants and continue its productivity drive aiming to set world-class standards in its operations.
Axel Ampolini, Executive Vice President, LIBERTY Steel USA, said:聽鈥溙觳┨逵俜酵� successful refinancing of our term loan and the enhancement of our ABL聽with Eclipse Business Capital聽off the back of strong results this year聽shows the growing confidence in聽the future of聽our business聽and concludes our current聽financing needs.鈥�
Martin Battaglia,聽Chief Executive Officer,聽Eclipse Business Capital聽said: 鈥淲e鈥榲e been delighted by our partnership with聽LIBERTY Steel USA and how the improved liquidity and working capital over the last six months has enabled them to capitalize on their聽excellent brand and product聽strategy.聽We鈥檝e been impressed by their strong performance, 聽and are confident they will 聽continue to build their brand and team and continue to deliver聽strong聽performance.鈥�
Further information from:
David Ollier Global Head of Communications – GFG Alliance |
+44 7596 297773 | [email protected] |
Andrew Mitchell Head of Communications – UK, GFG Alliance |
+44 7516 029 522 | [email protected] |
Patrick Toyne-Sewell Head of Communications 鈥� Europe |
+44 7767 498195 | [email protected] |
Note to the 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).聽
www.libertysteelgroup.com
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