# Liberty Steel to acquire Aluminium Dunkerque smelter from Rio Tinto

Liberty Steel Group, part of GFG Alliance, has secured committed financing to acquire Aluminium Dunkerque, Europe's largest aluminium smelter, from Rio Tinto. The deal is expected to close before the end of November 2018.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-11-09
- Where: Dunkerque, France, France
- Status: announced
- Products: aluminium
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Rio Tinto](https://endata.com/companies/4215.md) (target)
- [Liberty Steel](https://endata.com/companies/16030.md) (acquirer)
- [GFG Alliance](https://endata.com/companies/19734.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [libertysteelgroup.com](https://libertysteelgroup.com/liberty-seals-committed-financing-agreement-to-acquire-europes-largest-smelter/), 2018-11-09: "This now clears the way for the eagerly-anticipated deal on the 560-worker site to be formally completed before the end of November."

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