Tata Steel UK completes sale of speciality steel business to Liberty House Group

New Delhi: Tata Steel UK In a major announcement on Tuesday, Tata Steel UK announced that it has completed sale of its speciality steel business to Liberty House Group for 100 million pound.

The struggling steelmaker said the sale includes several South Yorkshire-based assets, including electric arc steelworks and bar mill at Rotherham, steel-purifying facility in Stocksbridge and a mill in Brinsworth.

Besides, it covers service centres in Bolton and Wednesbury, UK, and Suzhou and Xi'an, China, the company said in a statement.

The speciality steel business directly employs nearly 1,700 people making steel for aerospace, automotive and oil and gas industries.

Tata Steel UK CEO Bimlendra Jha said that in the last couple of years, Tata Steel has been undertaking a transformation plan at the speciality steel division.

It included investment in the state-of-the-art vacuum induction melting furnace to ensure the business has a sustainable future, he added.

The company said it had recently completed consultation with its employees on proposals to structurally reduce risks in its wider UK business.

Discussions are also on with the British steel pension scheme trustees and pension regulator to develop a structural solution for its UK pension scheme in coming months, the company added.

With PTI Inputs