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On Thursday, 25 July, Orrcon Steel | Manufacturing opened its new, state-of-the-art pipe and tube mill in Unanderra; products from the facility will be used in various construction and infrastructure applications, such as buildings, bridges, stadiums and shopping centres—enhancing our capability at BlueScope to supply critical inputs for components in large-scale solar farms. Incorporating advanced robotics and automation, this investment signals our confidence in Australian manufacturing and our determination to participate in the country’s energy transition.   You can now watch a video of the launch, featuring the following speakers (in order of appearance): Tania Archibald (Chief Executive, Australian Steel Products); Councillor Gordon Bradbery AM (Lord Mayor of Wollongong); the Hon. Paul Scully MP (NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces and Member for Wollongong); and Tony Schreiber (General Manager, Orrcon Steel).   We extend our congratulations and genuine thanks to the incredible team led by Tony Schreiber and Brendan McNally, whose hard work and dedication have brought this project to fruition.   ---   See photos of the event in our initial announcement here on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/gGsZEq7K   Visit the Orrcon Steel Manufacturing website to discover its mills and product range: https://lnkd.in/gDJig8de   At BlueScope, we're committed to our five key sustainability outcomes, which include sustainable growth and transformation and responsible products and supply chains. Click or tap on the following link to learn more: https://lnkd.in/ggtczShq   #BlueScope #OrrconSteel #CreatingStrength #steel #manufacturing #renewables #robotics #automation #event #Wollongong #NSW

It's an exciting day for manufacturing in Australia, as Orrcon Steel | Manufacturing presented the new Unanderra Pipe and Tube Mill to be officially opened by the Hon. Paul Scully, MP (NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces and Member for Wollongong) and Gordon Bradbery AM (Wollongong Lord Mayor, Councillor). See photos of the event below, which give a glimpse of the facility that will provide crucial materials for renewable energy infrastructure. You'll also see the following presenters and special guests (in alphabetical order), along with attending employees and news media: Jane M. AM (Chair, BlueScope); Lester Kirkwood (National Marketing and Innovation Manager and event MC, Orrcon Steel); Mark Vassella (Managing Director and CEO, BlueScope); Tania Archibald (Chief Executive, Australian Steel Products); and Tony Schreiber (General Manager, Orrcon Steel).   The launch of the mill in Unanderra marks a pinnacle achievement at Orrcon Steel, which joined the BlueScope group of companies 10 years ago; this shows the benefits of continuing investment and building sovereign capability to deliver increased local content for Australian infrastructure, commercial building, transport and energy sectors. Including advanced robotics and automation, the state-of-the-art mill can produce up to 90 metres of tubular product per minute, featuring large circular, square, and rectangular hollow sections up to 10 inches in diameter. This extends Orrcon Steel’s existing range from its mills in Salisbury, QLD and O’Sullivan Beach, SA and replaces larger sections currently imported into Australia.      We congratulate the teams at Orrcon Steel and BlueScope who have made this a reality, with a special mention of Brendan McNally (Unanderra Manufacturing Manager), who has worked tirelessly to oversee and ensure the project's completion. --- Watch a video of the launch here on LinkedIn (https://lnkd.in/gi__9MdB) or at TVBlueScope on YouTube (https://lnkd.in/gw_jUVHE).   Visit the Orrcon Steel Manufacturing website to learn more about its mills and product range: https://lnkd.in/gDJig8de   #BlueScope #OrrconSteel #CreatingStrength #steel #manufacturing #renewables #event #NSW

At BlueScope, 'Strong Communities' is one of our five sustainability outcomes, which includes the topic of shelter: this addresses homelessness, emergency accommodation and affordable housing solutions. We're often amazed by the initiative of our people, who, supporting this outcome, volunteer their time for worthy causes around the world. See just one recent example of this below, as BlueScope employees in New South Wales worked with Dignity Homeless Services Australia to sort new clothing and toiletries for people who are experiencing homelessness.   We acknowledge the fantastic work done by Dignity every day and thank and congratulate the following employees for their contribution (in alphabetical order): Aasil Alam, Akshata Ojha, Anna Williams, Cara Medinovski, Christine McCoy, Jeff Finnegan, Joyce Cacatian, Jyotsna Vellal, Katie Crowley, Lauren Pinfold, Nizam Uddin, Rachel Granger, Ritika Ramaswamy, Ryan Gooding and Vince Molluso. Visit our website to discover our 'Strengthening Our Communities' investment framework: https://lnkd.in/gnQyEVd2   #BlueScope #CreatingStrength #community #homelessness

Did you know that the world's largest-capacity luffing tower crane is operating at our Port Kembla Steelworks in Australia? Watch the video below to see a time lapse of its construction next to our No. 6 Blast Furnace, along with further imagery that shows its position in the plant.   The crane was erected by Marr Contracting and is a crucial piece of infrastructure to our No. 6 Blast Furnace reline project, towering over the facility in order to lift various equipment and components to higher levels. More specifically, the Marr crane has a driver's cabin 78 metres above ground level, a main boom of approximately 65 metres and a fly jib of 30 metres. Altogether, it has a maximum lifting capacity of 330 tonnes!   Learn more about the reline project on our website: https://lnkd.in/d-CZ365D You can also find other related stories here on LinkedIn by following #No6Reline.   We're also pleased to share Marr Contracting's update about its contract to provide heavy lifting for the reline: https://lnkd.in/gezPSS_b   #BlueScope #CreatingStrength #SteelShorts #engineering #cranes

Earlier this year, our team at Orrcon Steel | Distribution announced a partnership with BAOJIA NEW ENERGY MANUFACTURING and Nextracker Inc.—launching a solar-tube processing facility at the Orrcon Steel Distribution Centre at Northgate in Brisbane, Australia. To get a behind-the-scenes look and discover how this partnership came to be, watch the video below, which features Lester Kirkwood (National Marketing and Innovation Manager) and Steve Dean (Orrcon Steel Brisbane Manager).   This is an exciting development that highlights the key role that steel will continue to play in building renewable energy infrastructure for the future. We congratulate everyone at BlueScope on the successful launch and collaboration with Baojia and Nextracker, especially our manufacturing people at Orrcon Steel in Northgate and Salisbury and our legal and property departments at BlueScope Australian Steel Products. Alongside their fantastic teams, specific mentions include (in alphabetical order): Balu Balendra (Operations Manager); Breelee Ferns (Property Business Partner); David Haynes (Technical and Product Development Manager), Flora Zhu (Legal Counsel), James Webber (National Operations and Project Manager); Kurt Watson (Operations Manager), Steve Dean (Orrcon Steel Brisbane Manager); and Tim Stokes (State Manager QLD).   You can also find the original news about the launch by Orrcon Steel here on LinkedIn, which includes footage of Mick de Brenni MP (Minister for Energy and Clean Economy Jobs in Queensland) and Tania Archibald (Chief Executive, Australian Steel Products) with other key renewable energy industry participants and local employees: https://lnkd.in/dEEqW3ur   #BlueScope #OrrconSteel #manufacturing #steel #RenewableEnergy #sustainability #partnership #Queensland

At BlueScope, our people are our strength, and we're amazed by the diversity of skills and experiences that they bring to work with us every day. Recently, we achieved the milestone of 100,000 followers here on LinkedIn; numbers aren't everything, but we're thrilled to have such fantastic engagement here and the willingness of so many employees to share their perspectives. We thank all of our people for contributing to the global BlueScope story, and we thank you for following it. Watch the latest SteelShort below, which celebrates BlueScope employees around the world, drawing from footage that has been published on our channels over the years.   First Nations people in Australia should be aware that this compilation video may contain images of deceased persons. To learn more and see the original stories from which these clips were drawn, visit our TVBlueScope YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/gZRShC66 You'll find over 400 stories there, most of which have been made in-house. To hear the experiences of BlueScope people, customers and surrounding communities, listen to our Voices of BlueScope podcast: https://lnkd.in/gB5ygcWP Last, but not least, discover why there's never been a better time to join the BlueScope team: https://lnkd.in/gmKauXYq #BlueScope #CreatingStrength #SteelShorts #manufacturing #steel #people #careers #DiversityAndInclusion

Congratulations to our people at the Lysaght Rockhampton site in Queensland, Australia, who recently welcomed the AWIC - Awesome Women in Construction 2024 Roadshow to their branch. Over two days, the team hosted 81 visitors and took them for a tour of the facility; production ceased for a short period to give the young attendees a greater understanding of how the mills operate at the site.   We thank our people for sparing their time as tour guides, as well as Gerard Fletchett (Branch Manager, Lysaght Rockhampton) for the story and photo.   Learn more about Lysaght through its dedicated page here on LinkedIn and visit our BlueScope website to discover where we are across Australia: https://lnkd.in/gRYF4D4P   #BlueScope #Lysaght #CreatingStrength #DiversityAndInclusion #women #manufacturing

On 7 June 2024, we were pleased to host a media conference at the Inside Industry PK Visitor Centre, where Tania Archibald (Chief Executive, Australian Steel Products) announced a significant AU$300 million investment to modernise the Plate Mill at our Port Kembla Steelworks.    Watch a video of the event below, which features The Hon. Paul Scully MP (NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces), who covered how the development is estimated to inject AU$650 million into the state economy. We also thank Plate Mill employees Karl Pajkovic (Operations Engineer) and Sophie Hauser (Operator), who gave their time on camera with us and with present news media to explain the benefits of this major upgrade project. Visit our website to find further information about this major project: https://lnkd.in/guXGWySw:   #BlueScope #CreatingStrength #manufacturing #steel #Illawarra #Wollongong

We are proud to announce that BlueScope has been approved as a CPA Recognised Employer! Being a part of the Recognised Employer Program (REP) with CPA Australia grants our people access to a range of CPA benefits; the REP is one of the most prestigious professional development partnerships and signifies an organisation’s commitment to developing its employees.   In the image below, from left to right you can see contributing BlueScope employees at our Mascot office in Sydney, Australia, who jointly received the certificate of recognition from Kapil Bhatt (Relationship Manager, CPA Australia): Alexander Parisi (Financial Analyst); Anna Demetrios (Commercial Manager); Stephannie Jonovska (Head of Finance Operations and Transformation); Aaron Musca (CFO Australia / General Manager Commercial); Polly Lee (Senior Strategy Analyst); and Qiqi Wang (Senior Business Analyst).   We also acknowledge the following BlueScope people for their efforts in achieving this recognition: Brad McLean (Head of HR - Commercial & IT); David Ferri (Senior Analyst - Strategic Projects); and Kathryn Rossi (Human Resources Business Partner - Commercial & IT).   Learn more about the CPA REP and view the full list of global partners: https://lnkd.in/gQq64Hf3   Visit our website to discover how we support and build capacity with our people: https://lnkd.in/d7h8sR-c   #BlueScope #CreatingStrength #CPA #CPAAustralia #ProfessionalDevelopment #education #training #advocacy

On 31 May 2024, we welcomed the Hon. Ed Husic MP (Federal Minister for Industry and Science) to the Port Kembla Steelworks, along with his colleagues the Hon. Stephen Jones (Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services) and Alison Byrnes MP (Member for Cunningham). Minister Husic announced the Federal Government's Green Metals Consultation Paper, looking for ways to reduce carbon emissions within metals industries in Australia. Government policy can help us at BlueScope to accelerate our own decarbonisation journey; we are looking forward to working in partnership with governments at all levels to make this happen. Watch excerpts from the media conference at the Inside Industry PK Visitor Centre in the video below, which also features Tania Archibald (Chief Executive, BlueScope Australian Steel Products).   Read the consultation paper 'Unlocking green metals opportunities for a Future Made in Australia' to learn more and make your own submission: https://lnkd.in/gyyFHbSU   #BlueScope #CreatingStrength #steel #manufacturing #sustainability #metals #industry