LIBERTY Steel UK restarts Rotherham plant at night to reduce energy costs

Posted on 2 Nov 2021 by The Manufacturer

LIBERTY Steel UK (LSUK) has relaunched production at its Rotherham plant, several months after it shut down for the summer. Operations at LIBERTY's GREENSTEEL Rotherham electric arc furnace will take place overnight, when energy costs are cheaper.

The Sanjeev Gupta-owned group’s Rotherham plant, which produces sustainably-produced steel for growth markets such as infrastructure and high-value engineering and is among the UK’s most electro-intensive industrial sites, will operate between 11pm and 6am. LSUK’s speciality steel division in nearby Stocksbridge which produces steel components for demanding aerospace and energy applications, is also restarting focused…

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