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August 6, 2025 New Zealand News Long-Term Approach Needed For Building Construction Skills The New Zealand Government has tasked the NZ Infrastructure Commission with developing a National Infrastructure Plan. The challenge for the government and its advisors is to consider not only the need for the prioritising and imminent release of those projects, but also […]
August 6, 2025 Steel Market Summary – Australia BlueScope Steel Consortium In Bid For Whyalla Steelworks Australia´s BlueScope Steel has announced it will lead an international consortium to participate in the Whyalla Steelworks sale process. In a release to the Australian stock exchange on August 4, BlueScope said it had reached a collaboration agreement with […]
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 […]
July 18, 2025 Steel Market Summary – Australia Green Steel At The Centre Of Sino-Australia Relations The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has emphasised the pursuit of green steel and decarbonisation as vital in strengthening the bond between our two countries, during his six-day visit to China. Specifically, in a visit which was saw Mr Albanese […]
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 […]
July 6, 2025 New Zealand News Signs Of A Steel Floor, But Winter Headwinds Persist The New Zealand steel industry enters the winter months, its least active period, still shadowed by a prolonged downturn in construction and manufacturing. However, early indicators suggest a tentative recovery may be emerging. Construction remains the industry’s primary demand driver, […]
July 6, 2025 Steel Market Summary – International Uncertainty Rules As Tariffs Pause Reaches Its End All participants in the global steel industry are anxiously awaiting the July 9 end to the 90-day pause Donald Trump placed on his worldwide `reciprocal´ tariffs. As well as a 25% tariff on steel and aluminium products, plus a […]
July 6, 2025 Steel Market Summary – Australia Whyalla Steelworks Under The Global Spotlight The South Australian Premier, Peter Malinauskas, has announced there are now at least 33 parties interested in acquiring the Whyalla Steelworks, the majority of them based overseas. Previously, KordaMentha, the administrator to the steelworks, had said there were up to 12 […]
