# LIBERTY Steel to invest £60M to double production at Rotherham plant

LIBERTY Steel, part of GFG Alliance, announced a £60 million investment programme at its GREENSTEEL plant in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, to double steel output to 1 million tonnes per annum. The investment will upgrade the electric arc furnace and bar mill, and install a new rod block.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2020-12-15
- Where: Rotherham, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Value: $80.0M (60.0M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1 million tonnes per annum
- Products: GreBar reinforcing bar, wire rod, de-bar in coil
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [libertysteelgroup.com](https://libertysteelgroup.com/greensteel-plant-doubling-production/), 2020-12-15: "The investments, totalling more than £60m, will remove production bottlenecks at its electric arc furnace (N-Furnace) and small bloom caster in Rotherham, helping the business to double existing steel output to 1 million tonnes per annum (mtpa)."

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