Does Port Kembla still make steel?

The Port Kembla Steelworks is still the largest of the company’s global operations, where currently 2.6 million tonnes of raw steel are produced each year.

What happened BlueScope Steel?

On 14 May 2020, BlueScope was the subject of a cyberattack that forced its production systems to be temporarily halted company-wide after ransomware was discovered in one of its systems.

Will BlueScope Steel shut down?

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has been advised by BlueScope Steel that it will shut down its sinter plant, part of its steelmaking operations at Port Kembla, following investigations by the EPA into air pollution monitoring results showing that dioxins and furans, discharged from the plant, had …

Where does BlueScope get its steel?

The Suzhou facility, located 80 km west of Shanghai, is designed to supply China’s booming building and construction markets. The plant can produce the full BlueScope Steel range of coated products, including the premium brands Clean COLORBOND® steel and ZINCALUME® steel.

Is BlueScope an Australian company?

BlueScope is a provider of innovative steel materials, products, systems and technologies, headquartered in Australia with operations spread across North America, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and throughout Asia.

Is BlueScope steel owned by BHP?

BlueScope, formerly a business group of BHP, became an independent steel company and publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on Monday 15 July 2002. A more detailed history of the Company is available here, and read about the history of the Australian steel industry here.

Is BlueScope steel Australian made?

Our steelworks at Port Kembla – in New South Wales’ Illawarra region – is the largest steel production facility in Australia. With an annual production capacity of approximately 3.0 million tonnes of crude steel it manufactures slab, hot rolled coil and plate products.

Is BlueScope Steel made in China?

BlueScope Steel Our operations in China comprise a metallic coating and painting facility at Suzhou, three world class building systems manufacturing facilities, 32 sales and marketing offices and approximately 1,200 employees. Today, we are Australia’s leading manufacturing investor in China.

Is BlueScope Steel made in Australia?

Who owns BlueScope steel in Australia?

Today’s BlueScope has evolved from the integration of three pioneer companies in the Australian steel industry – Broken Hill Proprietary Ltd (BHP), John Lysaght Australia Pty Ltd (John Lysaght) and Australian Iron & Steel Ltd (AIS) – and the acquisitions of New Zealand Steel, and, in North America, Butler Manufacturing …

Is BlueScope Australian?

BlueScope Distribution offers a diverse range of sheet and coil steel products, comprising galvanised, zinc coated, aluminium zinc coated, hot rolled, cold rolled, pre-painted, aluminised, COLORBOND® and ZINCALUME® steels.

Is BlueScope part of BHP?

What’s next for BlueScope’s Port Kembla steelworks?

In BlueScope’s half year results announcement today, we advised the company is considering options for the future configuration of the Port Kembla Steelworks, once the No.5 Blast Furnace comes to the end of its current operating campaign, which is now expected to occur in the late 2020s, with an indicative range of 2026 to 2030.

Is Port Kembla ready for ‘green steel’?

Australia’s largest steelmaker is assessing options to upgrade its Port Kembla steelworks, with the most likely being an $800 million reline of a blast furnace because it says “green steel” technologies are not yet fully commercially viable and may not be until the 2040s.

Is there a BlueScope in the Illawarra?

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Why BlueScope for your business?

BlueScope in the Illawarra. Manufacturing world-leading steel products and solutions for global building and construction industries. BlueScope has been an active community partner in the Illawarra for decades. We are constantly learning, improving and adapting as a business, and a valued contributor to our community.