(1) Today we were proud to welcome the newly-elected Premier of NSW, @ChrisMinnsMP, to our Port Kembla Steelworks, with @paulscullymp (Minister for Planning and Public Spaces) and @RyanPark_Keira (Minister for Health, Minister for Regional Health and Minister for the Illawarra).
(2) The Premier and Ministers embarked on a site tour and met with Mark Vassella (MD and CEO), Tania Archibald (Chief Executive Australian Steel Products), Dave Scott (General Manager Manufacturing) and Milco Stojanoski (Manager Slabmaking), plus myriad other #BlueScope people.
Watch the latest #FocusOn with Sigourney Cramond at New Zealand Steel's Cold Rolling Mill! In what was a chance encounter, Sigourney shared her life-long experience with #disability and her journey to becoming a Cold Mill Operator and crane driver. youtu.be/grhwndbByUY
As 2022 draws to a close, we wish our people, communities, shareholders and customers a happy holiday and New Year!
2022 is also the year that #BlueScope celebrates 20 years as a listed company. Our history, however, can be traced even further, as shown in the video below.
(1) Thanks to all shareholders and employees who participated in today's #BlueScope hybrid AGM in #Wollongong, Australia. Situated near our largest #manufacturing site, the Port Kembla Steelworks, this is the first time that the AGM has ever been held in the #Illawarra region.
ALT Mark Vassella presents to the AGM audience.
ALT Rebecca Dee-Bradbury presents to the audience.
(4) Pictured below is Uncle Richard Davis (#Dharawal man, Chairperson of @IAC_NSW and former Port Kembla Steelworks employee), who, in his Welcome to Country, reflected on the great strides we've made towards reconciliation with #FirstNations and how far we all still have to go.
ALT Uncle Richard Davis stands among the BlueScope board, presenting to an audience.
For the last decade, we've proudly supported the @i98FM#IllawarraConvoy: the largest truck and motorbike convoy in the Southern Hemisphere, raising funds for individuals and families affected by potentially life-threatening medical conditions.
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(1) Last week, we were pleased to support the launch of the @arc_gov_au Research Hub for Australian Steel Innovation (or @SRH_UOW) at the Inside Industry Visitor Centre at our Port Kembla Steelworks. Watch a video of the launch below!
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(2) Led by @UOW, the hub brings together nine universities and 10 industry partners. See our corresponding video post on LinkedIn for more information and links to participating individuals and organisations: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
This week, #BlueScope representatives were pleased to attend the Vital and Adaptive Convention in Sydney by @steel_institute. Hear thoughts on the event from three BlueScope people: Gretta Stephens, John Nowlan and Philippa Stone.
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(1) Last month in Singapore, NS BlueScope took architects, designers and specifiers from Vietnam on a #Sustainability and Innovation Learning Trip—starting at DHL Asia Pacific Innovation Center, where attendees learnt about #logistics and smart warehousing in ASEAN.
ALT Group photo in front of a DHL Asia Pacific Innovation Center sign
ALT Man speaking into a microphone in a conference room
(2) Punit Joshi (VP Strategy and Innovation at NS BlueScope) also delivered a 'Design Thinking' workshop to discuss our innovation processes and how to address broader challenges in #building and #construction. Well done to the team on a fantastic event.
ALT A guest holds a microphone among other attendees at an event table
ALT An attendee gives the thumbs up next to the presenter, who is holding flowers.
Steel is critical for a low-carbon future. Last week, we hosted an ESG-focused Investor Briefing Day with presentations from #BlueScope executives and our Climate Change & Sustainability team members.
See photos of the Port Kembla Steelworks tour for attending investors below.
ALT A tour group ascends stairs and a walkway over the slab caster, with a glowing slab of hot steel on a conveyor belt below.
ALT A tour group stands in front of a billboard that displays a 'Biochar trial' title and two hands in gloves, holding material, with the stoves of the blast furnace behind the group in the background.
ALT A tour group walks past steel coils in a warehouse.
ALT A black-and-white photo of a tour group ascending a set of industrial stairs
It's time for a behind-the-scenes view of our #manufacturing at Port Kembla! In this video, @Tim_Robinson11 (#BlueScope media) interviews Clint Mackenzie (Asset Maintenance Engineer) inside No. 62 Stove at our No. 6 Blast Furnace.
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