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July 22, 2025 Press Release Alter Steel And Danieli In $750M Queensland Steel Mill Project Alter Steel has finalised its contract with Italian engineering firm Danieli to supply the technology and equipment for its $750 million steel mill in Pinkenba, Queensland, with the down payment now made to secure delivery. When complete, the facility will […]
July 31, 2025 Press Release Sims Limited And Alter Steel To Grow Queensland’s Clean Steel Industry Sims Limited and and Equest Steel, trading as Alter Steel, today announced a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU), to establish a scrap supply and services agreement supporting AlterSteel’s proposed electric arc furnace (EAF) planned for Pinkenba, Queensland in 2028. […]
July 18, 2025 Press Release BHP Operational Review For Year Ended 30 June, 2025 BHP has released its operational review for the year ended 30 June, 2025. Commenting on the review, the company´s chief executive officer, Mike Henry, said: “BHP delivered record iron ore and copper production (in the year ended 30 June 2025), which demonstrates […]
July 15, 2025 Industry News Rio Tinto Announces Simon Trott As New Chief Executive The Board of Rio Tinto has appointed Simon Trott to succeed Jakob Stausholm as Chief Executive, with effect from 25 August 2025. Simon, currently Iron Ore Chief Executive, has a track record of exceptional delivery over 25 years in roles across […]
June 24, 2025 Industry News Rio Tinto And Hancock Prospecting To Develop Hope Downs 2 Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting will invest US $1.6 billion (Rio Tinto share $0.8 billion) to develop the Hope Downs 2 iron ore project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The Hope Downs 2 project, to mine Rio Tinto and Hancock […]
June 23, 2025 Industry News Eight InfraBuild Reinforcing Sites Now SSA Level 2B Certified InfraBuild Reinforcing has recertified its Carole Park (Qld) and Noble Park (Vic) sites to Level 2B under the Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) scheme. They join the six other sites – Eagle Farm, St Marys, Sunshine, Canberra, Cavan and Forrestfield – which […]
June 16, 2025 Industry News Vulcan Steel CEO Transition And Board Update Vulcan Steel Limited advises that its long-serving chief executive officer (CEO), Rhys Jones, has informed the Board of his intention to retire from the role after 19 years of dedicated leadership. The Board is pleased to announce that Gavin Street will be appointed […]
June 17, 2025 Industry News NeoSmelt Welcomes Federal Government Support & Two New Partners NeoSmelt, a consortium of leading resources, energy and manufacturing companies working on ways to produce lower-emissions steel from Pilbara iron ore, welcomes Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) support for its planned Western Australian pilot plant. The consortium, founded by BlueScope, BHP […]
June 6, 2025 Industry News Rio Tinto And China Baowu Group Open Western Range Iron Ore Mine Rio Tinto has officially opened its newest iron ore mine, Western Range. The Western Australia Premier, Roger Cook, and Federal Resources Minister, Madeleine King, joined Yinhawangka traditional owners plus senior representatives from Rio Tinto and joint venture partner […]
May 16, 2025 Industry News Fletcher Building Announces Divisional Restructuring Fletcher Building has announced that, coming out of its ongoing strategic review, its Australian Division will be dis-established as a standalone division, with its operating businesses integrated into two new trans-Tasman divisions: Light Building Products: includes most of Fletcher Building’s New Zealand building products businesses (Comfortech, […]
