Liberty Steel restarts Polish electric arc furnace
Posted on 20 Jan 2021 and read 1627 times
www.libertysteelgroup.com Liberty Steel Group, part of Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, has restarted the Huta Częstochowa electric arc furnace (EAF) in Poland in another significant step in the company’s ambitious plans to revitalise the plant.
The plant’s EAF has been idled since October 2020 and to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the restart, Huta Częstochowa’s team has ensured each step has been carefully managed. The first melt was done more slowly than normal before the steel produced was processed through the ladle furnace and caster to produce slabs (flat, rectangular semi-finished steel products).
Liberty took over the lease on Huta Częstochowa at the end of December and restarted the plant’s rolling mills last week using steel from Liberty Ostrava in the Czech Republic. The plant has also benefitted from Liberty’s European presence and procurement capability to secure the scrap and other material required for the restart of its EAF operation.
Paramjit Kahlon, Liberty Steel Group primary steel and integrated mining CEO, said: “I am very pleased that we have worked effectively to restart the Huta’s EAF so quickly, using a mix of Liberty resources and knowhow and the local team’s commitment to revitalise the business. We look forward to further positive developments over the next few months.”