BlueScope Steel
BlueScope Steel is a flat steel producer with operations in Australia, Asia, New Zealand, North America and Pacific Islands.
Latest News
BlueScope Reports Cyber Incident
15 May 2020 - Australian steelmaker BlueScope Ltd. has suffered a cyber attack that has affected operations in its home country, the company reported.
SMS group Lands Order for Ohio Caster
15 October 2019 - SMS group has been awarded a contract to supply a thin-slab caster to North Star BlueScope Steel as part of the Delta, Ohio, sheet mill’s planned US$700 million expansion.
Workers OK BlueScope Steel Labor Pact
06 March 2019 - Union workers at BlueScope Steel Ltd.’s Port Kembla facility have given preliminary approval to a new contract that will provide their first pay raises in more than three years, reports The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.
North Star BlueScope Nears Decision on Major Expansion
25 February 2019 - North Star BlueScope Steel expects to make a final decision on whether to expand its Ohio sheet mill sometime in the second half of this year, but appears ready to move ahead.
BlueScope Steel Names New Chief Executive
21 August 2017 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel Ltd. has a named a company veteran to succeed chief executive Paul O’Malley, who is set to retire at the end of the year.
New Rotary Discharge Machine Put Into Service at Australian Steelworks
24 February 2017 - AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH has built and installed a new rotary discharge machine serving the coke handling system at BlueScope Steel Ltd.’s Port Kembla Works in New South Wales, Australia.
BlueScope Steel Exits Castrip Joint Venture
23 August 2016 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel Ltd. has divested its stake in Castrip LLC, its thin strip casting technology joint venture, for US$20 million, the steelmaker disclosed on Monday.
Aided by Its North American Sheet Mill, BlueScope's Fortunes Rise in Fiscal 2016
22 August 2016 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel more than doubled its underlying net profits in fiscal 2016 due in part to higher sales and cost reductions as well as to having taken full ownership of its U.S. sheet mill.
Better Margins, Prices Expected to Boost BlueScope's Bottom Line
14 July 2016 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel Ltd. said it expects to beat its second-half earnings guidance due to higher margins in its U.S. businesses and greater Asian steel prices.
BlueScope Takes Union to Court Over Walk-Out
08 July 2016 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel Ltd. is suing a labor union for conducting a one-day walk-out in May, reports Australian public broadcaster ABC.
Cargill Sells Stake in USA Mini-Mill
29 October 2015 - Cargill Inc. is selling its interest in its mini-mill joint venture to partner BlueScope Steel for $720 million, the company has announced.
Analyst: Despite Cost-Cutting Measures, Steel Works Unlikely to Remain Open
09 October 2015 - Wage freezes and layoffs will delay, but likely won’t prevent, the eventual closure of BlueScope Steel Ltd.’s Port Kembla works, according to a Deutsche Bank analyst.
Unions Agree to Wage Freeze, Job Cuts at Australian Steel Works
08 October 2015 - Employees at an Australian steel works have accepted concessions in a bid to keep the operation afloat.
To Protect Steelworks, Australian Union Willing To Discuss Concessions
02 September 2015 - The Australian Workers' Union says it will support BlueScope Steel's effort to cut costs in order to preserve the remaining blast furnace at the company's Port Kembla steelworks, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.
BlueScope Port Kembla Works Being Set Up For Failure, Union Says
31 August 2015 - The Australian Workers’ Union is calling an on-site meeting at BlueScope Steel’s Port Kembla works this week to figure out a way to save the operation, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.
BlueScope Steel To Lay Off Workers, Mulls Plant Shutdowns
24 August 2015 - Against the backdrop of plummeting steel prices, Australia's BlueScope Steel Ltd. has undertaken a review of its Australian and New Zealand plants and may wind up shuttering them, according to The Wall Street Journal.
BlueScope Steel Chairman To Retire in November
21 August 2015 - The chairman of Australia's BlueScope Steel Ltd. is retiring and will step down from the company's board before the end of the year, the company has announced.
Albion Steel Looks to Build First New UK Carbon Steelmaking Plant in 40 Years
15 July 2015 - According to Kallanish Commodities, a A new UK company, Albion Steel Limited (ASL), says that it intends to build the first carbon steel plant in the country for forty years.
Retirement of Non-Executive Director at BlueScope Steel Ltd.
07 April 2015 - BlueScope Steel Ltd. announces the retirement of Deputy Chairman, Ron McNeilly, with effect from today.
Tata BlueScope Steel Constructs Library Building for KIIT University
27 November 2014 - Tata BlueScope Steel Limited, through its EZYBUILD® Solutions Provider, Adi Durga Steel, has bagged the project to construct a library building for KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
