GFG Alliance celebrated the restart of LIBERTY Magona’s Pickling Line and the completion of the restart work for the plant’s Organic Coated Line No1 in Italy. The EUR 10 million investments have led to a 40% increase in production capacity and a 20% increase in employment at the site with 81 young recruits joining the business. The EUR 5 million programs to restart the Pickling line, which can produce more than 800ktpa of prepared steel, was delivered on-time and on-budget and has broadened LIBERTY Magona’s product range and opened a new customer base. The LIBERTY Magona team is also in the process of restarting its Organic Coated line 1, which has been mothballed since 2009. The additional EUR 5 million investment in the OC1 line will almost double production of LIBERTY Magona’s highly rated, premium organic coated product, supporting domestic and export demand.