Today BlueScope people across our business join in recognising International Women’s Day. 

We have all seen the massive destruction and upheaval caused by the devastating floods in Queensland and New South Wales over the last couple of weeks.  Our thoughts are with all those – including BlueScope employees – who have been hit by this disaster.

BlueScope is delighted to be a signatory to worldsteel’s Sustainability Charter 2022-2024. 

BlueScope welcomes the announcement by the NSW Government of its $250 million Renewable Manufacturing Fund and its commitment to create opportunities for local industry in this and other sectors.

BlueScope has announced that the Port Kembla Steelworks (PKSW) in the Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia has been awarded ResponsibleSteel™ site certification.

BlueScope today reported 1H FY2022 net profit after tax (NPAT) of $1.64 billion, a $1.31 billion increase over 1H FY2021.

Confirming the record financial result, Managing Director and CEO, Mark Vassella said, “Underlying EBIT for the half year was $2.20 billion, clearly the best half-year performance BlueScope has produced in its 20-year history as a listed company. 

BlueScope today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shell Energy Operations Pty Ltd (“Shell”) to work together to explore and develop renewable hydrogen projects at BlueScope’s Port Kembla Steelworks in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia.

The collaboration encompasses two projects: a pilot renewable hydrogen electrolyser plant at the Steelworks and an Illawarra hydrogen hub concept 

BlueScope has today announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to buy the ferrous scrap steel recycling business of MetalX LLC, the leading supplier of scrap feed to our Ohio-based mini-mill business, North Star BlueScope Steel.

Today our Chief Executive Climate Change, Gretta Stephens, gave a keynote speech at the Impact X Summit 2021: Accelerating pathways to zero emissions. 

The central theme was the importance of collaboration and the critical role the steel sector will play in the transition to net zero.