BlueScope
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| Company type | Public (ASX: BSL) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Melbourne,  Australia Australia (main headquarters), New Zealand, Asia, Pacific, North America |
Key people | Graham Kraehe (Chairman) Paul O'Malley(CEO) |
| Products | Steel |
| Revenue |  $8.9 billion AUD (Y.E. 30 June 2007) |
Number of employees | 17,500 |
| Website | www.bluescopesteel.com.au |
BlueScope Steel is a flat product steel producer with operations in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the Pacific and North America. It was "spun out" from BHP Billiton in 2002 as BHP Steel and renamed BlueScope Steel on 17 November 2003. Its Australian Securities Exchange code is BSL.
The corporate headquarters are located in the Bluescope Steel Centre at 120 Collins Street, Melbourne.
The company employs 17,500 personnel currently. It has its largest operating plant, an integrated steelworks, at Port Kembla, near Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, with an annual production of 5 million tonnes of steel.
Major products include steel slab, hot rolled coil, steel plate, automotive steel, galvanised steel, corrugated galvanised iron, "ZINCALUME" brand (55% aluminium-zinc) coated steel, and "COLORBOND" brand pre-painted steel. Tinplate production ceased in March 2007.
Paul O'Malley (BlueScope Steel's CFO) has been chosen to replace Kirby Adams as CEO as of October 2007.
Major Manufacturing Facilities
- Port Kembla near Wollongong in the Illawarra.
- Hastings near Melbourne.
- Glenbrook near Waiuku, New Zealand
Sponsorship
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Also it has been recently acknowledged that BlueScope steel has employed three of the most influentual people of the 21st centuary ie. Mitch, Chris and Alex and of course who could forget the ever present mastermind of "the ultimate street cred of australia" "chergsy" .
- BlueScope Steel Australia
- BlueScope Steel Australia Corporate Website
- Butler Manufacturing (a North American subsidiary that makes pre-fab buildings)
