North Star BlueScope
North Star BlueScope Steel is a 50/50 joint venture established in 1997 between BlueScope Steel and Cargill in Delta, Ohio.
Latest News
BlueScope Steel Invests in Capacity Boost at North Star Plant
19 August 2024 - BlueScope Steel Ltd.’s board of directors has given the go-ahead to a US$130 million debottlenecking project at its Ohio sheet mill, the company said in its fiscal year-end earnings announcement.
BlueScope Mulls Midwest Coil Processing Facility
19 February 2024 - BlueScope Steel Ltd. is studying whether to expand its North American value-add capabilities, weighing a potential 550,000-ton cold rolling and coil coating project in the Midwest.
BlueScope Steel Plants a Much Bigger Flag in the U.S.
15 August 2022 - North Star BlueScope Steel has begun ramping up the addition to its Delta, Ohio, USA, plant after having produced the first prime coil in June, the company reports.
North Star BlueScope Steel Completes Expansion
11 May 2022 - The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for the expansion of the Delta, Ohio, USA, facility, which represents a US$700 million investment aimed at increasing its annual hot-rolled coil production by 850,000 tons.
Nearing First Heats on New EAF, North Star Eyes HSM Improvements
19 August 2021 - U.S.-based North Star BlueScope Steel said it is laying plans for a potential AU$100 million (approximately US$71.6 million) project to lift its hot strip mill capacity.
Rising Steel Prices Prompt BlueScope to Raise Earnings Expectations
27 April 2021 - Australian steel producer BlueScope is revising up its second-half earnings forecast, largely due to the strength in the U.S. sheet market and performance of the company’s North Star mill.
New Air Separation Unit Planned for Ohio Mill
23 March 2021 - Industrial and medical gas supplier Messer will build a new air separation unit to support an Ohio steelmaker and a growing merchant customer base in the Midwestern U.S.
North Star BlueScope Sees Further Progress on Mill Expansion
25 February 2021 - BlueScope Steel’s expansion of its North Star sheet mill in Ohio remains on budget and on schedule and is moving toward start-up next year, the steelmaker said on Monday.
North Star BlueScope Expansion to Be Completed in 2022
17 August 2020 - BlueScope Steel Ltd. has revised the completion date for its Ohio expansion project and is now planning to commission the new equipment in the first half of 2022.
BlueScope Pushes Back Ohio Expansion Project
07 April 2020 - BlueScope Steel Ltd. is delaying the expansion of its North Star sheet mill as it looks to preserve cash during the COVID-19 pandemic.
North Star Expansion: So Far, So Good, CEO Says
24 February 2020 - North Star BlueScope Steel’s expansion of its Ohio sheet mill is on schedule and progressing well, BlueScope managing director and chief executive Mark Vassella said Monday.
New Details Emerge on North Star BlueScope Steel Expansion
14 February 2020 - The planned expansion of North Star BlueScope Steel’s Ohio facility will feature a 195-ton EAF with pressurized water-cooled roof and panels, reports the equipment supplier on the project.
North Star BlueScope Taps Danieli for Meltshop EOT Cranes
13 January 2020 - Danieli Centro Cranes will supply two charging cranes to North Star BlueScope Steel’s new meltshop at its Delta, Ohio, USA, plant.
MORE Technology Selected for Planned EAF
30 December 2019 - Italian EAF specialist MORE S.r.l. will be outfitting a new furnace in Ohio with a number of technology packages, the company has announced.
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.
BlueScope to Proceed With U.S. Expansion
19 August 2019 - Australian steel producer BlueScope Steel Ltd. is expanding their North Star business in Delta, Ohio, USA.
SMA Presents Awards for Safety, Environmental Stewardship and Community Involvement
08 October 2018 - The Steel Manufacturers Association has recognized a Steel Dynamics Inc. employee for his on-going efforts to improve the industry’s safety.
Steel Manufacturers Association Recognizes Three for Safety Achievements
18 August 2017 - The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) has named two people and a steel facility as the recipients of the 2017 Don B. Daily Achievement in Safety award, the association's highest safety recognition.
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.
Explosion Causes US$5 Million in Damage to Ohio Mill
10 May 2016 - North Star BlueScope Steel is continuing to produce steel following a weekend explosion and fire at its Ohio, USA, sheet mill.
