BlueScope Steel
BlueScope Steel is a flat steel producer with operations in Australia, Asia, New Zealand, North America and Pacific Islands.
Latest News
BlueScope Restarts Sinter Plant at Port Kembla Steel Works
17 October 2014 - After a fire, BlueScope has restarted the sinter plant at its Port Kembla Steel Works after obtaining necessary approvals from the NSW EPA.
BlueScope Provides Update on Fire at Port Kembla Steelworks
15 October 2014 - BlueScope confirmed that the fire on Monday, 13 October 2014 at the Sinter Plant at the Port Kembla Steelworks has been fully extinguished.
BlueScope Reports Fire at Port Kembla Steelworks Waste Gas Cleaning Plant
14 October 2014 - Around 5:30pm on the afternoon of 13 October 2014, there was a fire at the waste gas cleaning plant stack located in the sinter plant at BlueScope Steel’s Port Kembla Steelworks.
North Star BlueScope Decides Not to Build DRI Facility in Ohio
18 July 2014 - North Star BlueScope Steel (NSBSS), jointly owned by BlueScope (50%) and Cargill Inc. (50%), has concluded a detailed scoping and development study for a potential direct reduction iron (DRI) plant at its Delta, Ohio, steelworks.
BlueScope Completes Acquisition of New Zealand Downstream Long Products Business From Fletcher Building
06 June 2014 - BlueScope advises that the acquisition of the downstream long-products rolling and marketing operations of Fletcher Building’s Pacific Steel Group completed today.
BlueScope Appoints New Non-Executive Director
24 April 2014 - BlueScope Steel chairman, Graham Kraehe, announced the appointment of Rebecca Dee-Bradbury as a non-executive director, effective immediately.
BlueScope Steel Appoints New Non-Executive Director
12 March 2014 - BlueScope Steel announced the appointment of John Bevan as a non-executive director, effective immediately.
BlueScope Reports Improvement in First Half of Fiscal Year
24 February 2014 - BlueScope Steel reported a A$3.7 million net profit after tax for the first half of FY2014 — a A$27.5 million improvement in financial performance from the corresponding period last year.
BlueScope Acquires New Zealand Downstream Long Products Business
17 February 2014 - BlueScope Steel has agreed to acquire the downstream long-products rolling and marketing operations of Fletcher Building’s Pacific Steel Group (PSG), based in Auckland, New Zealand.
BlueScope Steel Acquires OneSteel Sheet & Coil Distribution Assets
14 October 2013 - BlueScope announced it has agreed to acquire from Arrium Limited its OneSteel sheet and coil processing and distribution businesses in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, Australia.
BlueScope Steel Announces Retirement of Non-Executive Director
08 April 2013 - BlueScope announced that non-executive director Kevin McCann has retired from its Board.
New BlueScope and Nippon Sumitomo Metal Joint Venture Starts Up
28 March 2013 - BlueScope and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. announced the official start-up of their US$1.36 billion coated products joint venture.
BlueScope Steel Appoints New Non-Executive Director
12 March 2013 - BlueScope Steel chairman Mr. Graham Kraehe announced the appointment of Mr. Ewen Crouch AM as a non-executive director, effective immediately.
BlueScope Steel Provides Earnings Result and Outlook
18 February 2013 - BlueScope announced a A$12 million net loss after tax for the first half FY2013 — a $518 million turnaround in financial performance compared to the first half in FY2012.
BlueScope Steel Announces Retirement of Non-Executive Director
15 February 2013 - BlueScope Steel Limited announced that non-executive director, Ms. Diane Grady, has retired from the Board.
BlueScope Steel Reveals Patented Technology Behind Next Generation Zincalume Steel
28 January 2013 - A video explanation of the patented technology behind a breakthrough innovation in the Australian steel industry is now available to view online, BlueScope Steel announced.
BlueScope Announces Production Changes at its Western Port Australia Plant
14 January 2013 - BlueScope Steel announced its intention to reconfigure its Australian cold rolling, metal coated and painted steel production. This change will reduce production levels at its Western Port facility and provide significant cost savings.
Cheap U.S. Gas Prices Could Make BlueScope DRI Factory Viable
07 January 2013 - The Australian suggests that a DRI plant, to be located at BlueScope’s hot-rolled products factory in Ohio, could be announced in March or later, Manufacturers' Monthly reports.
Calgon Carbon Awarded Contract for Removal of SOx and NOx from Steel Plant Flue Gas
10 September 2012 - Calgon Carbon Corporation announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Calgon Carbon Japan (CCJ), has been awarded a contract to supply approximately 5.3 million pounds of activated carbon to BlueScope Steel in Australia for the removal of sulfur oxide (SOx) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) from exhaust gases at one of its steel manufacturing facilities.
BlueScope Steel Reports Earnings Performance
20 August 2012 - BlueScope reported a $1,044 million net loss after tax (NLAT) for FY2012. This compares with a $1,054 million reported NLAT in FY2011.
