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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 […]
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 19, 2025 Steel Market Summary – Australia Whyalla Fights For Survival As GFG Spirals The South Australian Government has set aside another $384 million in the next financial year to keep the Whyalla Steelworks operational. The extra money has been allocated on the basis that the federal government will cover half the cost, according […]
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, […]
June 6, 2025 Steel Market Summary – International World Reacts As Trump Raises Tariffs To 50% Steel industry leaders and governments around the world have reacted with predictable dismay to the decision by Donald Trump to raise the tariffs on steel and aluminium imports into the United States to 50%. The increase took effect on […]
June 6, 2025 New Zealand News Subdued Mood Continues Across NZ Steel Industry The Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) says the country´s construction sector remained subdued with low activity levels persisting through the first quarter of 2025. Large, publicly-funded infrastructure investment will hereafter shape the sector’s fortunes, and the current narrow pipeline of […]
