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Speciality Steels
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Specialists within a
global industry
Stocksbridge Liberty Speciality Steels is a key division of Liberty Steel; a fully-integrated
Re-melting steel manufacturer and distributor within the global metal trading and
Primary Rolling industrials group, Liberty House Group, a member of the GFG Alliance.
Finishing
Testing The division’s capabilities range from liquid steel production through to
high-value precision-engineered products, sold around the world. All of
Brinsworth this is underpinned by the Liberty House Group’s GREENSTEEL vision for
Narrow Strip competitive, low-carbon and sustainable production.
The Speciality Steels division is focused on offering alloy and stainless
steel grades for use in demanding sectors such as Aerospace, Oil and Gas,
Bolton
Industrial Engineering and Bearings, and in the manufacture of Bright Bar,
Aerospace Narrow Strip and niche engineering applications for customers around
Service Centre the world.
Speciality employs around 1,700 of the Liberty House Group’s total 4,500
staff and has major production centres in Stocksbridge, Rotherham,
Rotherham Brinsworth and Wednesbury along with dedicated distribution and service
Steelmaking centres in Bolton (UK), Nagpur (India), Suzhou and Xi’an (China) and
& Casting Wednesbury Chicago (USA). Liberty House Group has a presence in over 30 countries.
Secondary Rolling Bar Processing
Bar Processing
Advanced
Machining Centre
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Liberty Speciality Steels
Worldwide Presence
Germany
Sales Hub
Los Angeles
Sales Hub
Chicago
Sales Hub
Suzhou
France Aerospace
Sales Hub Service Centre
Xian
Middle East Aerospace
Sales Hub Mumbai Service Centre
Sales Hub
Nagpur
Aerospace
Service Centre
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Speciality Steels
Our strength in Speciality Steels lies in our fully-integrated production capability, which
includes Electric Arc Steelmaking, Vacuum Induction Melting (VIM), mill processing
capabilities and dedicated service centres. We supply ingots, blooms, billets, bars, slabs
and narrow strip; in cast, rolled, drawn, peeled, heat-treated or re-melted condition, in
exactly the quantities required by customers.
More than 100 component and original equipment increasingly demanding markets with increasingly
manufacturers, end-users, third parties and national sophisticated products. Most recently our commitment
bodies have validated our quality management has included investment of more than £20 million in
systems. Our UK-based facilities cover the entire two additional Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR) furnaces
manufacturing process, from the initial melting of and a Vacuum Induction Melting (VIM) facility at
scrap, through rolling, to inspection and despatch of Stocksbridge, an Advanced Machining Centre in
the final product. Rotherham and a new distribution centre in India.
We see ourselves as part of the long and proud In conjunction with our primary production capabilities
steelmaking tradition of the Sheffield area and we are in the UK, our service centres around the globe service
investing substantially in our people and equipment customer supply chains with bespoke combinations of
to build further upon that reputation by serving added-value processing and just-in-time delivery.
Meeting the highest performance demands individual country and global OEM requirements via
worldwide specialist manufacturing facilities for the production
of Vacuum Induction Melting (VIM) alloys alongside
Aerospace is a high-value and technically demanding
Vacuum Arc Re-melted (VAR) and Electro-Slag
industry, in which the supply chains are global,
Re-melted (ESR) steel, combined with our unique
requiring stringent approvals and participation in long
integrated mill and service centre offering.
term supply agreements. We take pride in satisfying
Customer Approvals
Airbus FAG Aerospace Liebherr Aerospace Safran Helicopter Engines
Alenia Finmeccanica Lockheed Martin Safran Landing Systems
APPH General Dynamics Microturbo Safran Nacelles
Avio Aero (GE) GE S-400 Moog Safran Transmission Systems
BAE Systems Hamilton Sundstrand NSK Schaeffler
Bell Helicopter Textron Hawker Beechcraft Pratt & Whitney Sikorsky
Boeing Commercial Airplane Hispano Suiza Ratier Figeac SKF
Bombardier ITP Rolls-Royce Timken
Cessna Aircraft Leonardo Safran Aircraft Engines UTC Aerospace Systems
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Oil & Gas
Exploration and extraction activities bring with them unique challenges that require
advanced steels with strength, toughness and resistance to corrosion. We supply the Oil
& Gas sector with bespoke high-performance alloys, specifically designed to withstand
harsh, corrosive environments characterised by big pressure changes and wide
temperature fluctuations.
Total reliability both on and off-shore Optimising and building efficiencies
Our diverse steel portfolio ranges from alloys to By using a combination of our own internal capabilities
corrosion-resistant stainless steels. These products and building external partnerships with renowned
enable our oil and gas customers to improve reliability stakeholders in the supply chain, we can deliver our
and durability and extend component operating life, steels with the widest possible range of mechanical
thereby lowering the total cost of ownership. Our properties globally to support our customers’ needs.
steels are ideal for both on and off-shore extraction
activities which require high strength steels for drill-
strings or specialised completion tools are used in shale
extractions.
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Industrial Engineering
For many years Liberty Speciality Steels has been a major supplier to the Industrial
Engineering market with products and processes approved by major manufacturers
across the world. As a proven and long-standing supplier, we understand the
technical challenges facing this market. Our steels meet the demanding requirements
for cleanness, high-strength and wear-resistance in even the most challenging
environments.
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Narrow Strip
Liberty Speciality Steels has a reputation for providing hot rolled narrow strip that can
be tailored to meet the specific needs of our customers in many markets. We also offer a
hire rolling service for a wide range of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys, special metals and
stainless steel grades.
Approval
ISO 14001
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Bar
Liberty Speciality Steels has a long track record of supplying top quality bar into many
different supply chains from high volume to niche applications, which is testimony to
our high levels of quality and service.
High quality bar for all applications Designed for consistency and reliability
Our comprehensive product offering encompasses For applications which must combine consistency and
a broad range of steel grades available as hot rolled, reliability with lowering total cost of ownership, our
heat-treated and cold-finished bars in both metric and through-process technical expertise enables customers
imperial sizes; supplied to national and international to continually develop tailored solutions for their needs.
standards. We supply bar for machining and forging This is all underpinned by an integrated supply chain
applications to make both couplings and engine and encompassing steel-making through to bar production,
power-train components such as gears, connecting which delivers full traceability and continuity of supply.
rods, crankshafts and camshafts.
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Advanced Machining
Centre
Our mill-backed, state-of-the-art machine tool capability can deliver projects from initial
concept, right through to complex finished component for key clients serving industries
such as Aerospace, Automotive and Energy Supply.
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Motorsport
The motorsport arena is second nature for us. It is rigorous, demanding and
competitive - a natural fit for our products and services.
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Product Range
We manufacture an extensive range of products in
different forms, sizes and heat-treated conditions to
suit customers specific requirements.
The available product forms are: • Hot rolled narrow strip
• Hot rolled slabs
• As-cast ingots and continuous-cast bloom
• Bright/cold finished bars
• VAR/ESR re-melted ingots
• Hot rolled bars The outline sizes for each product form are given below:
Rolled Form
Form Min (mm) Max (mm) Min (inch) Max (inch)
Blooms 211 457 8¼ 18
Billets 50 211 2 8¼
Slabs Width 100 500 3¼7
8 19¼ 5
8
As Cast Form
Airmelt Top (mm) Bottom (mm) Length (mm) Weight (tonne) Top (inch) Bottom (inch) Length (inch) Weight (short tonne)
Large Bloom 560 400 2200 - 5700 4 - 10 22¼16 22¼16 87 - 225 n/a
Ingot (Square) 653 490 2310 4.4 25¼
3
19¼
5
16 91 5.9
Ingot (Square) 721 550 2285 6.6 28¼
3
8 2111¼64 90 7.3
Ingot (Round - Multi fluted) 619 598 3000 6.1 24¼8
3
23¼
9
16 118 6.7
Ingot (Round - Multi fluted) 722 700 3000 8.3 28¼
7
16 27¼16
9
118 9.2
Ingot (Round - Multi fluted) 860 845 3220 12.8 33¼8
7
33¼ 127 14.1
Ingot (Polygon - 12 sided) 1125 940 3320 13.0 4419¼64 37¼64 131 14.3
Remelt Top (mm) Bottom (mm) Length (mm) Weight (tonne) Top (inch) Bottom (inch) Length (inch) Weight (short tonne)
VAR Round 660 660 1750 4.3 26 26 69 4.7
VAR Round 760 760 1900 5.9 30 30 75 6.5
VAR Round 915 915 2200 8.2 36½ 36½ 87 9
ESR Round 635 635 1950 4.3 25 25 77 4.7
ESR Round 700 700 1850 4.3 27½ 27½ 73 4.7
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Process flow
As a producer of high-quality speciality steels, we are The recent investment in Vacuum Induction Melting
continually investing in our facilities to improve our (VIM) expands our offering to include the highest
product range and service offering. grades of steel alloys.
Heat
Treatment
Vacuum Arc
Remelting
Vacuum
Induction
Melting Peeling/Turning
Rolling
Ladle Arc
Furnace Ingot
Cutting
Electric Arc
Furnace
Vacuum Concast
Degassing
Inspection
PRIMARY MELTING SECONDARY CASTING * External process
STEELMAKING
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Sustainability
This is not just about addressing the challenges of today but also about the quality
of life for future generations. Through our GREENSTEEL strategy we aim to balance
economic prosperity and social equality with looking after planet Earth.
We are committed to the design of more sustainable We operate in a way that is safe for our people and
products that contribute to solutions that are lighter, respectful to the environment and behave responsibly
last longer and use fewer resources to produce. Our and with care towards the communities surrounding
steel is used in creating the world’s most sustainable and impacted by our operations.
buildings and transport infrastructure, and supporting
Balancing economic prosperity, environmental
the performance of the most efficient vehicles on
responsibility and societal benefit, Liberty aims to
the road.
address the bigger global challenges primarily through
Steel is a uniquely sustainable material because it is its advanced steel products and efficient production
not consumed, but is used again and again without processes.
any loss of quality or strength. Our GREENSTEEL vision
Moreover, as a good corporate citizen, the company
involves not only recycling and upcycling steel but also
invests in research and development of technologies to
using renewable energy sources wherever possible, to
produce steel that has less impact on the environment
further reduce impact on our planet.
and processes that are more resource efficient.
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Liberty House Group
Divisions
Liberty Commodities Liberty Metals Recycling Liberty Aluminium Liberty Steel Liberty Engineering
Liberty Commodities is a Liberty Metals Recycling is Liberty Aluminium owns and Liberty Steel is a fully-integrated Liberty Engineering specialises
global solutions provider to the developing a network of advanced operates the only remaining steel manufacturer and distributor in the manufacture of a wide
international steel and non-ferrous collection and processing facilities aluminium smelter in the UK – with capabilities ranging from liquid portfolio of steel products as well
metal industries. for both ferrous and non-ferrous Liberty British Aluminium. steel production through to high- as advanced engineering solutions
metals across the UK, USA and value precision-engineered products, using steel, aluminium, composite
With a presence in 30 countries across Based at Fort William in the Scottish
continental Europe. sold around the globe. materials and exotic metals.
five continents, the division has many Highlands, the smelting facilities
long-standing relationships with clients, The UK metal recycling business are powered by two neighbouring It consists of seven specialist businesses The division combines many decades
some established for over a quarter of will supply Liberty’s fast-growing hydro-electric stations and a complex manufacturing products such as ingots, of expertise within 20 specialist units,
a century. Its ferrous material portfolio integrated steel business in the UK, of on-site bio-diesel units, owned and billets, blooms, slabs, bars and narrow providing customers in a variety of
includes iron ore, scrap, coking-coal which will be based increasingly on managed by Liberty’s sister company strip, as well as hot rolled coil, pipes sectors with value-added products for a
and coke, direct reduced iron and hot domestic scrap, melted in electric SIMEC. This combination of renewable and tubes, structural hollow sections, wide range of applications.
briquetted iron, slabs, hot rolled coil, arc furnaces, powered by renewable energy sources makes the site one of plates, de-bar, wire, rod, wind towers
cold rolled coil, galvanized iron, pre- energy. Liberty’s strategy is to build the greenest metal production plants and T-pylons. These products are Grouped into seven main subdivisions,
painted galvanized iron, billets, de-bar, five million tonnes a year melting in the country. manufactured in a variety of steel these companies focus on the
wire rod and merchant bar. capacity in the UK alone over the next grades, complying with national and manufacture and distribution of
In addition to serving the international
five years. international quality-certified standards engineered products and services,
In addition it supplies nickel, copper, market with semi-finished aluminium,
as well as meeting stringent customer ranging from drive-by-wire solutions
zinc and tin as a part of its non-ferrous The division’s UK scrap-assembly Liberty is investing £120m to upgrade
specifications. and racing grade performance brakes,
offering. The division’s supply-chain and processing operations will be the smelter and add value through
to super-lightweight tubular assemblies
solutions cover corporate logistics, strategically placed across the country, the development of downstream
Located across the UK, Europe, India, for aircraft engines, anti-vibration
cargo handling, inland movement in regions of high scrap generation manufacturing based on the liquid
China and the USA, the division’s mounts for defence applications, pressed
of cargo, container handling and and close to Liberty’s melting, rolling aluminium produced on site.
furnaces, mills, service centres and components for the automotive and
stuffing, storage at warehouses and and engineering facilities. These The Group is already working on
distribution sites serve demanding energy markets, and carbon composite
ports, chartering of vessels, breaking include South Wales, the West the creation of an adjacent plant to
sectors such as automotive, aerospace, parts.
bulk, inspection, insurance, and inland Midlands, Yorkshire and Scotland. manufacture alloy wheels and a range
oil and gas, ship building, construction,
distribution of material at destination. Liberty Metals Recycling also has a of other components for the UK and The Liberty Engineering companies
on and off-shore power generation,
scrap collection and trans-shipment European automotive industry. operate from locations across the
Value-added services also include yellow goods, pipeline, mining,
operation in Gdansk, Poland. UK, Poland, Dubai and the USA, and
financial solutions, such as pre- machinery, highways and materials
payments, inventory finance, tolling handling. serve customers in over 50 countries
finance, and open credit, as well as worldwide.
price risk management, service centres,
and partnerships.
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Liberty House Group
global footprint
= Global Hubs
= Local Offices
France Romania
New Jersey Austria
Switzerland EMPLOYEES
Turkey Xian South Korea
4,500 Worlwide
Los Angeles Chicago
Shanghai
Hong Kong Suzhou
Saudi Arabia Nagpur Thailand
Dubai Mumbai India
Vietnam
Ghana
Sri Lanka
Nigeria
Singapore GLOBAL TRADING
Indonesia 70+ Countries
GLOBAL HUBS
London • Dubai PRESENCE Global turnover US$ 9.4bn
Singapore • Hong Kong in 30 countries Net assets US$ 1.4bn
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Liberty Speciality Steels
UK Global
Speciality Steels Headquarters Regional Market Development
7 Fox Valley Way, Stocksbridge One Forbes, 3rd Floor, Dr V B Gandhi Marg Fort,
Sheffield, S36 2JA, United Kingdom Mumbai, 400001, India
T: +44 (0) 114 288 2361 E: contactus@specialityuk.com T +91 (0) 22 6749 4662
While care has been taken to ensure that the information contained in this publication is accurate,
Version Number: 002 Liberty Speciality Steels and Liberty House Group do not accept responsibility or liability for information which is found to be misleading.
Date: May 2017 ©Copyright 2017 Liberty House Group
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