Tag: steel industry
NZ Steel partners with gov’t in $300m decarbonisation plan
New Zealand Steel is set to build a new $300 million (AUD 283 million) Electric Arc Furnace at its steelworks at Glenbrook within the next three years as part of the move to lower the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Valmont Coatings Australia wins Global Galvanizing Award for University of Melbourne’s Arts West Building
Valmont Coatings Australia, one of Australia’s largest hot-dip galvanizing companies and a recognised leader in protective metal coatings, has won the industry’s most prestigious...
AMWU welcomes federal Labor Opposition’s new steel policy
The AMWU has welcomed the federal Labor opposition’s new steel policy which includes imposing Australian standards on all steel used in federally-funded projects in...
South Australian steel maker Arrium has entered voluntary administration
Struggling steel producer Arrium has announced that it has entered voluntary administration.
The decision comes just a day after the company announced that it had...
Arrium employees agree on temporary pay reductions
Struggling steel producer Arrium announced that it has “achieved support” from the majority of employees for temporary pay reductions.
The business had asked employees to...
Bradken appoints new CEO
Bradken, Australia’s largest combined foundry and heavy engineering group, has announced the appointment of Mr Paul Zuckerman as Chief Executive Officer of the company,...
Grange Resources to cut jobs due to plunging iron ore prices
Iron ore miner Grange Resources has warned that it might be forced to cut jobs in order to reduce costs and rescale operations this...
WTIA applauds SA Government’s support for Australian-made steel
The South Australian Government has introduced a new procurement policy that requires all Government projects to use steel that meets Australian Standards and certification.
It comes...
Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform helps POSCO digitise and simulate manufacturing
One of the largest steel producers in the world, POSCO has been able to digitise and simulate its manufacturing operations, processes and equipment thanks...
Senator Xenophon to introduce new legislation to protect Aussie steel industry
At the Welding Technology Institute of Australia’s annual conference, which took place in Sydney on Monday, Independent South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon announced that...