London—Liberty Steel, part of the GFG Alliance industrial group, played down media reports April 19 that missed interest payments on a GBP 7 million ($9.79 million) loan from the Scottish government to its Dalzell steel plate in Motherwell could impact its UK steel business. “Our arrangements with the Scottish government are confidential. We can confirm that Dalzell has been operationally strong this year and we are up to date with our vendor payments,” a Liberty Steel spokesman said in an emailed statement.
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