# Aartee Group to acquire Liberty Steel's engineering bar division

Liberty Steel Group and Aartee Group have agreed to combine their engineering bar businesses. Aartee Group will buy Liberty's engineering bar division, and the combined company will be named Aartee Bright Bar, with operations in South Yorkshire and the West Midlands, UK.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-12-14
- Where: South Yorkshire and West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Products: bright steel bars
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Liberty Steel](https://endata.com/companies/16030.md) (partner)
- [Liberty Steel](https://endata.com/companies/16030.md) (target)
- [Aartee Group](https://endata.com/companies/51850.md) (acquirer)
- [Aartee Group](https://endata.com/companies/51850.md) (partner)
- [Acenta Steel](https://endata.com/companies/51902.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [steelorbis.com](https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/liberty-steel-and-aartee-group-to-produce-bright-steel-bars-1177485.htm), 2020-12-14: "We're delighted to be bringing Liberty Engineering Bar into the Aartee family."
- [libertysteelgroup.com](https://libertysteelgroup.com/greensteel-plant-doubling-production/), 2020-12-15: "LIBERTY and Acenta Steel, part of the AARTEE Group, have agreed a deal to combine their engineering bar divisions to deliver a stronger, more efficient high precision steel business supplying industrial customers."

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