A landmark Scottish steelworks will reopen almost a year after it was closed down.

Dalzell steelworks in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, was shut down in December 2015 after hitting financial troubles amid the steel industry crisis.

The factory will formally reopen with a celebratory event at the plant on Wednesday morning. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will be guest of honour for the recommissioning of the works by Liberty Steel Group.

The international steel firm acquired the plant, along with the Clydebridge steel mill, from Tata Steel in April and have spent the past five months preparing to reactivate its huge furnace and steel plate rolling mill.

The deal involved a back-to-back transaction which saw the Scottish Government buy the Dalzell and Clydebridge plants before immediately selling them to Liberty.

Sanjeev Gupta, executive chair of the Liberty House Group, said the industry will enter a "new era" as a result of the deal.

He was handed the keys to the plants at a ceremony earlier in April, six months after struggling Indian conglomerate Tata announced it was mothballing the two sites with the loss of 270 jobs.

At least 150 jobs will be created at the two steel plants when they reopen later this year.

Mr Gupta will be in attendance with presentations to take place in front of 200 guests.

They will include elected representatives, customers, suppliers, union officials, community representatives and others from across Scottish society.

Liberty Steel Group is part of the Liberty House Group, which is a worldwide industrial and metals business employing around 3000 people in 30 countries.

It has global hubs in London, Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong.