Romania’s largest integrated steel producer LIBERTY Galati has reported its strongest annual production levels since 2010, with its Blast Furnace No 5 achieving 2.1 million tonnes of hot metal, the highest production level since its installation in 1978. The business reported a total production volume of 2.35 million tonnes in 2021, due to a range of operational and management efficiency improvements, and continues to increase its production level while transforming LIBERTY Galati into a low carbon GREENSTEEL producer.LIBERTY Galati reported a range of record production results across the business in 2021: Blast Furnace No 5 produced 2.1 million tonnes of hot metal, up 13% on 2020, and the highest production level achieved in 43 years.The Hot Strip Mill achieved a production volume of 1.62 million tonnes, an increase of almost 20% compared to 2020, and the best record since 2017.The Steel Melting Shop broke all records in the past 12 years - with 2.35 million tonnes of liquid steel production.Crude steel volumes rose to 2.3 million tonnes in 2021.LIBERTY Galati achieved the highest production at its Galva line since 2000, with 222,000 tonnes last year.The Organic Coating Line also achieved the best production ever since line commissioning in Galati in 2017 - 88,000 tonnes, a 15% increase compared to 2020.The production gains were underpinned by equally strong quality results. The improvements in the company’s production performance were achieved through a combination of continued employee commitment to the business as well as numerous operational investments since LIBERTY acquired the steelworks in 2019. These include:EUR 13.5 million modernization of Hot Stove No 1, which has increased the performance and reduced the costs of the steelworks’ Blast Furnace No 5EUR 5.5 million consolidation and automation project in the Hot Strip Mill allowing it to benefit from better markets in 2021, along with a series of digitalization and automation projects implemented in the Galati plant last yearEUR 6.3 million investments in a state-of-the-art coating pipes line for Tubular Products
Romania’s largest integrated steel producer LIBERTY Galati has reported its strongest annual production levels since 2010, with its Blast Furnace No 5 achieving 2.1 million tonnes of hot metal, the highest production level since its installation in 1978. The business reported a total production volume of 2.35 million tonnes in 2021, due to a range of operational and management efficiency improvements, and continues to increase its production level while transforming LIBERTY Galati into a low carbon GREENSTEEL producer.LIBERTY Galati reported a range of record production results across the business in 2021: Blast Furnace No 5 produced 2.1 million tonnes of hot metal, up 13% on 2020, and the highest production level achieved in 43 years.The Hot Strip Mill achieved a production volume of 1.62 million tonnes, an increase of almost 20% compared to 2020, and the best record since 2017.The Steel Melting Shop broke all records in the past 12 years - with 2.35 million tonnes of liquid steel production.Crude steel volumes rose to 2.3 million tonnes in 2021.LIBERTY Galati achieved the highest production at its Galva line since 2000, with 222,000 tonnes last year.The Organic Coating Line also achieved the best production ever since line commissioning in Galati in 2017 - 88,000 tonnes, a 15% increase compared to 2020.The production gains were underpinned by equally strong quality results. The improvements in the company’s production performance were achieved through a combination of continued employee commitment to the business as well as numerous operational investments since LIBERTY acquired the steelworks in 2019. These include:EUR 13.5 million modernization of Hot Stove No 1, which has increased the performance and reduced the costs of the steelworks’ Blast Furnace No 5EUR 5.5 million consolidation and automation project in the Hot Strip Mill allowing it to benefit from better markets in 2021, along with a series of digitalization and automation projects implemented in the Galati plant last yearEUR 6.3 million investments in a state-of-the-art coating pipes line for Tubular Products
