# GFG Alliance completes purchase of Aluminium Dunkerque smelter from Rio Tinto

GFG Alliance, through its Liberty House group, completed the acquisition of the Aluminium Dunkerque smelter in France from Rio Tinto for approximately US$500 million. The smelter will be renamed Liberty Aluminium Dunkerque.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-02-04
- Where: Dunkerque, Northern France, France
- Value: $500.0M
- Jobs: 200
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 284,000 tonnes of aluminum per year
- Products: aluminum slabs, aluminum ingots
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Rio Tinto](https://endata.com/companies/4215.md) (target)
- [GFG Alliance](https://endata.com/companies/19734.md) (acquirer)
- [Liberty Group](https://endata.com/companies/31599.md) (acquirer)
- [Durisotti](https://endata.com/companies/37683.md) (target)

## Sources

- [lightmetalage.com](https://www.lightmetalage.com/news/industry-news/smelting/liberty-completes-purchase-of-the-aluminium-dunkerque-smelter/), 2019-02-05: "Today is a real milestone in our European investment journey and the fulfillment of our promise to establish a firm foundation for a new vibrant and integrated industrial business in France that will create high-value products that sustain high-value jobs."
- [libertysteelgroup.com](https://libertysteelgroup.com/liberty-wins-bid-to-acquire-french-vehicle-converter-durisotti/), 2019-03-01: "A ruling today by the court of administration in Arras, in the French region of Hauts de France, means that Liberty – part of the GFG Alliance – will take on the company’s three sites at Sallaumines in Hauts de France, Agen in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Metz in France’s Grand Est region."

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