Tag: Steel
BlueScope ponders global challenges
BlueScope Steel says it is facing a challenging market for the second half of the financial year, with higher raw material costs and softer steel demand globally.[MORE]
Concerns over paid maternity leave
The mining sector says it cannot afford a proposal for 18 weeks' paid parental leave.[MORE]
AWU says OneSteel restructure 'sensible'
The Australian Workers Union (AWU) says OneSteel is doing the right thing in the way it is cutting 150 jobs from its Whyalla smelter.[MORE]
OneSteel jobs to go sooner
OneSteel is to lose staff sooner than first expected, affecting about 150 jobs at its Whyalla smelter in South Australia.[MORE]
Steel unions head to Japan to talk emissions
Union leaders from Australia's steel industry will head to Japan this week to discuss the implications of a global emissions trading scheme.[MORE]
Bluescope boss wary of carbon scheme details
The head of Australia's biggest steelmaker says he remains worried about the detail underpinning the Government's proposed carbon reduction scheme.[MORE]
Business urges renewed nuclear debate
SA business urges a return to the nuclear debate to help address climate change.[MORE]
Japan's steel industry angry with ACCC
Japan's steel industry says it is extremely dissatisfied with Australia's competition regulator for approving the proposed takeover of Rio Tinto by rival BHP Billiton.[MORE]
Whyalla Mayor discusses smelter suspension
The Mayor of Whyalla, Jim Pollock, has met officials from Ausmelt to discuss the company's decision to suspend its Whyalla smelter operation.[MORE]
OneSteel bids for NZ's Steel and Tube
The Sydney-based OneSteel has announced a takeover bid for New Zealand firm Steel and Tube Holdings.[MORE]
Mayor backs OneSteel desal plans
Whyalla Mayor Jim Pollock has praised the operator of the local steelworks, OneSteel, for considering water saving initiatives to help reduce its reliance on the Murray.[MORE]
BlueScope secures BHP iron ore deal
BlueScope Steel Australia has secured a new long-term contract with BHP Billiton and its joint venture partners to buy iron ore for its Port Kembla steelworks.[MORE]
BlueScope wants emissions scheme to allow for steel growth
BlueScope Steel has called for a carbon emissions scheme in Australia that allows for growth in domestic steel production.[MORE]
Indian firm to bolster Qld mine development
An Indian steel company is set to buy almost a 20 per cent share in Bowen Energy Limited.[MORE]
Bluescope wants level playing field on carbon emissions
Bluescope Steel says the introduction of an emissions trading scheme is the most important public policy issue facing the steel industry.[MORE]
BlueScope profit dips to $596m
BlueScope Steel has announced a profit of $596 million for the past financial year, down 13 per cent on the previous year.[MORE]
BlueScope Steel profits down $90m
BlueScope Steel has announced a net profit after tax of $596 million for the 2007/08 financial year.[MORE]
Push on to sell $12.5b Pilbara-Qld rail plan
The founder of the so-called Iron Boomerang rail link, Shane Condon, is meeting business leaders in Bowen today to sell his grand plan for a rail line from the Pilbara, in north-west Western Australia, to Abbot Point in north Queensland.[MORE]
OneSteel moves to limit red dust
OneSteel Whyalla's main screening plant has been closed to lessen the effects of red dust.[MORE]
Give carbon permits to workers: AWU
AWU says workers should get carbon trade permits if their employers move offshore.[MORE]
Steel prices to push housing costs up: MBA
The Broken Hill Master Builders Association (MBA) president, John Franklin, says the impact of rising steel prices on the local market has been noticeable.[MORE]
Rising steel prices force spike in building costs: industry
The construction industry is warning that the cost of building a new home could be about to jump.[MORE]
Murchison abandons Midwest merger plans
Western Australian iron ore miner Murchison Metals has announced it is abandoning plans to merge with fellow miner Midwest.[MORE]
Academic warns against compo for carbon emitting companies
The introduction of a carbon trading scheme outlined in the Garnaut Report may not significantly impact on global emissions in the Illawarra.[MORE]
