Sheerness Steelworks

Sheerness Steelworks
Sheerness Steel Mill
Sheerness Steelworks is located in Kent
Sheerness Steelworks
Location within Kent
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Built1971–1972
Operated1972–2002, 2003–2012
LocationSheerness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England
Coordinates51°26′23.4″N 0°45′08.6″E / 51.439833°N 0.752389°E / 51.439833; 0.752389
IndustrySteel making
ProductsSteel bar
Steel rod
Steel wire
Employees400 (Thamesteel period)
Volume1,400,000 tonnes (1,500,000 tons) Billet/Bar rod
Owner(s)Co-Steel, 1972–1998
Allied Steel & Wire, 1998–2002
Thamesteel, 2002–2012
Liberty House, 2016–

Sheerness Steelworks was a steel plant located at Sheerness, on the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent, England. The plant opened in 1971 and produced steel via the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) method rather than as a primary metal by the smelting of iron ore. The plant has closed down twice in its history; first in 2002 and again in 2012. Current owners Liberty House, had announced plans to re-open part of the site in 2016.