Press Release

December 17, 2024 Industry News BHP, BlueScope Steel & Rio Tinto To Develop ESF Pilot Plant Australia’s two largest iron ore miners and its biggest steelmaker have selected the Kwinana Industrial Area, south of Perth, as the location to develop Australia’s largest ironmaking electric smelting furnace (ESF) pilot plant. The groundbreaking project combines the expertise […]

November 25, 2024 Industry News CSIRO Electrolyser Pilot Successful At Port Kembla Steelworks Australia’s national science agency, the CSIRO, has successfully trialled its game-changing hydrogen production technology at BlueScope Steel´s Port Kembla Steelworks (PKSW), demonstrating affordable and renewable hydrogen can be generated at scale to help decarbonise heavy industry. The CSIRO’s tubular solid oxide electrolysis […]

November 21, 2024 Industry News ASI National Steel Excellence Awards Australia’s best and brightest steel designs have been honoured at a gala awards dinner in Sydney. Forty-eight state and territory winners competed in the 2024 Australian Steel Institute (ASI) National Steel Excellence Awards in six categories, with winners and high commendations as follows:  The Large Buildings […]

November 9, 2024 Industry News SCNZ 2024 Excellence In Steel Awards Steel Construction New Zealand (SCNZ) is pleased to announce the results of its 2024 Excellence in Steel Awards. The finalists were selected from a pool of more than 50 outstanding submissions across an impressive array of structural steel applications. Nearly 300 structural steel industry […]

October 21, 2024 Press Release Vulcan Steel´s Revenues Fall 13% In Tough Conditions Vulcan Steel has announced a market update on trading conditions and the company’s performance for the September quarter 2024 (1Q FY25) based on unaudited management accounts. Key points are: Revenue fell 13% year-on-year to NZ$263.1 million in 1Q FY25 (from NZ$304.0m in […]

October 29, 2024 Industry News BlueScope Steel Updates First Half FY2025 Earnings Guidance BlueScope Steel today announced it now expects underlying earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for the first half of the financial year 2025 (FY2025) to be in the range of $270 million to $310 million. This is below the prior guidance range […]

October 17, 2024 Press Release BHP´s Operational Review September Quarter 2024 BHP has announced a strong operational performance for the first quarter of the 2025 financial year (FY2025) with increased copper, iron ore and coal production. The company´s chief executive officer, Mike Henry, said: “BHP had a strong start to the 2025 financial year, with […]

October 24, 2024 Industry News Fortescue´s September 2024 Quarterly Production Report Fortescue has announced its first quarter production report for the financial year 2025 (FY25). Fortescue Metals chief executive officer, Dino Otranto, said: “Fortescue had a strong start to FY25 with record first quarter iron ore shipments of 47.7 million metric tonnes (Mmt), which included […]

August 29, 2024 Press Release Australian Steel Institute To Present At Senate Inquiry Steel scrap is a sovereign, increasingly scarce and valuable resource which should stay in Australia, the Australian Steel Institute (ASI) will submit in an in-person presentation to a Federal Senate inquiry focussing on the federal government´s waste reduction and recycling policies, scheduled […]