Tag: steel manufacturing

Greensteel Australia has announced plans to invest $500 million in a new low-emissions steel manufacturing facility in Newcastle, describing it as Australia's first new steel mill in more than 30 years and the country's first to operate entirely on electricity.

Western Sydney’s manufacturing sector is set to expand its steel processing capacity with the opening of a new facility in Milperra, designed to support the region’s growing construction and infrastructure pipeline, according to The Australian Reinforcement Company (ARC).

Hazer Group Ltd has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding and graphite offtake letter of intent with Green Steel of WA Collie Pty Ltd, in a move aimed at supporting low-emissions steel manufacturing in Western Australia.

Low-carbon steel platform Metal Logic says it plans to expand Australian manufacturing capability after agreeing to acquire about 1,000 hectares of tenements in Western Australia’s Pilbara region for the deployment of its modular clean steel smelting technology.

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, says a world-first trial in India has demonstrated how agricultural waste can partially replace coal in steelmaking, marking a step toward lower-emissions steel production.

Manufacturing efforts to decarbonise global steel production received a further boost as Hazer Group Ltd announced it has extended its non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with POSCO Steel for two years, or until formal binding agreements are signed. 

The Australian Stainless Steel Development Association (ASSDA) has recognised outstanding achievements in stainless steel manufacturing and fabrication through its 2025 Fabricator Project of the Year Awards, celebrating Australian innovation, craftsmanship, and technical excellence across multiple sectors.

UNSW Sydney researchers are advancing work on cleaner iron and steelmaking technologies in a bid to address one of the manufacturing sector’s largest sources of carbon emissions.

The Australian Made Campaign Ltd (AMCL) has announced the Steel Reinforcement Institute of Australia (SRIA) as its newest Industry Partner, marking a joint effort to strengthen support for Australian manufacturing.

Sims Limited and Equest Steel Pty Ltd, trading as Alter Steel, have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on a scrap supply and services agreement that supports the development of a new electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking facility in Pinkenba, Queensland.