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May 18, 2025 Steel Market Summary – Australia Local Steel Fabricators Under Foreign Pressure The Australian Steel Institute (ASI) says it´s working with state and federal governments to support Australian steel fabricators and manufacturers who have been undercut by a surge in low-priced, imported fabricated steel. The action comes on the back of a 2024 […]
April 17, 2025 Press Release Record Iron Ore And Copper Production Show Resilience Of Business BHP has released its operational review for the nine months ended 31 March 2025. Commenting on the review, the company´s chief executive officer, Mike Henry, said: “BHP’s performance in the 2025 fiscal year (FY25) to date demonstrates the resilience of […]
April 29, 2025 Industry News Fortescue´s Record Nine Months Of Production And Shipments Fortescue has released its March 2025 Quarterly Production Report which gives details of the nine months leading to the end of the third quarter of the 2025 fiscal year (Q3 FY25). Dino Otranto, the chief executive officer of Fortescue Metals said, “We […]
May 6, 2025 New Zealand News Industry Leadership Is Strengthening Health And Safety The workplace health and safety review currently being undertaken in New Zealand is pivotal for the country and will have a significant impact on the steel industry. The review is a once-in-a-generation chance not just to tweak, but to fully overhaul New […]
May 6, 2025 Steel Market Summary – International US Tariffs Accelerate Global Trend Of Protectionism The imposition by Donald Trump of 25% steel and aluminium tariffs, followed in early April by a minimum 10% tariff on all goods imported into the United States has unleashed a wave of retaliatory measures – some justified, some opportunistic. […]
May 6, 2025 Steel Market Summary – Australia Labor´s Election Triumph Encouraging For Steel Industry The electoral victory of Anthony Albanese has given some stability to the economic future of Australia and, as a consequence, to the steel industry. Principal among the beneficiaries of Labor´s success will be the Whyalla Steelworks which, it must be […]
April 18, 2025 Steel Market Summary – Australia Government And Industry Take Arms Against Tariffs The Federal Government and the Australian Steel Institute have both called for stronger action to be taken to combat the direct and indirect consequences of Donald Trump´s global trade war. The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, said Australia will bolster its […]
April 16, 2025 Industry News InfraBuild´s Bondholders Provide An Additional US$150 Million In Funding InfraBuild has finalised its transaction seeking consent from its bondholders, with a significant majority of notes holders voting in favour of providing greater flexibility and liquidity for the company. The outcome of the transaction allows InfraBuild to withstand the current market […]
April 4, 2025 Industry News Rio Tinto Spends Record $10 Billion With Suppliers In Western Australia In 2024 Rio Tinto boosted spending with suppliers in Western Australia by AU$1.5 billion to a record $10.3 billion in 2024, as it continued to support local businesses and develop its pipeline of new Pilbara mining projects. The increase […]
March 31, 2025 Press Release Steel & Tube Introduces Its QBT450 For the first time in five years, New Zealand has a new metal roofing profile available to the public. In Steel & Tube´s QBT450TM stunning European-inspired tray roofing meets modern and innovative thinking to form a competitive and high-performing roofing system. Tray-style roofing and […]
