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The Bureau of Steel
Manufacturers of Australia (BOSMA) is the peak
body representing the Australian steel manufacturers BlueScope, Liberty
Primary Steel, and InfraBuild. BOSMA members
supply the majority of long and flat steel mill products used in the
Australian domestic market. Their steel businesses operate across several
hundred sites, servicing customers in a variety of industries, including the
building & construction, manufacturing, infrastructure and agriculture
sectors. The Bureau of Steel
Manufacturers of Australia has a long-standing history representing steel
makers and steel foundries since its inception in 1923. It was founded
as a forum for Australian steel makers - initially BHP and the major
Australian foundries, and other steel makers as they emerged - to discuss
industry issues, dialogue with Government, and for
representation on Australian Standards committees. BHP
CEO’s Essington Lewis and Ian McLennan both served as Chairman in the early
years, underlining the seriousness with which BHP treated its relationships
with Standards and Government. BOSMA
has always been an active Council member and participant in Standards Australia. In more recent years, Warren
Hoskins, the BHP Foundry Manager at Port Kembla served as Chairman of BOSMA from
1992 to 2000 when the foundry closed. Neville Power of Smorgon Steel followed him as Chairman until 2007, and
then Bernie Landy of BlueScope Steel took the Chair
until 2011 when Andrew Roberts of OneSteel/Arrium succeeded him. David Jenkins of BlueScope
Steel became Chairman in 2013. David Armston has been Executive Director and
Secretary since 1998. BOSMA’s principal activities continue
as representation on Australian Standards and other committees and
organisations, and representing the interests of its members to Government
and other relevant bodies. BOSMA has
various Board committees. The BOSMA Climate Change & Energy Committee and
the BOSMA Standards & Compliance Committee have been particularly active
in recent times. In addition David Armston serves on the Standards Australia
Council/now Membership committee. Following the various changes over
the years in the Australian steel making and foundry industries, the current
membership comprises BlueScope Steel making steel in Port Kembla,
Liberty Primary Steel making steel in Whyalla, and InfraBuild making steel in
Sydney and Melbourne. BlueScope, Liberty Primary Steel
& InfraBuild are companies with Australian and international operations
employing around 25,000 people. The
three companies have combined revenues in Australia of approximately $8.5
billion and employ around 14,500 people in this country. Total
employment in the Australian steel sector, both upstream and downstream, was
estimated to be over 100,000 (ABS 2011). The three companies are also major
regional employers, including in the Hunter Valley, the Illawarra and Whyalla
regions. BlueScope
is a global leader in premium branded coated and painted steel products - the
third largest manufacturer of painted and coated steel products globally;
with great strengths in engineered steel buildings in key markets, and number
one in building and construction markets. The Company is committed to
deliver value from steelmaking in Australia and New Zealand by remaining cost
competitive and continuing to deliver value through the cycle. Today's
BlueScope has evolved from the integration of three pioneer companies in the
Australian steel industry - Broken Hill Proprietary Ltd (BHP), John Lysaght Australia Pty Ltd (John Lysaght)
and Australian Iron & Steel Ltd (AIS) - and the acquisitions of New
Zealand Steel, and, in North America, Butler Manufacturing and the IMSA group
of companies. BlueScope, formerly a business group within BHP
Billiton, became an independent steel company and publicly listed on the
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on Monday 15 July 2002. BlueScope
Australia and New Zealand supplies a large percentage of
all flat steel products sold in these markets, employing nearly 9,000
employees at more than 50 facilities in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Vanuatu
and New Caledonia, and over 50 distribution centres in Australia. Liberty Primary Steel & InfraBuild
are the largest Australian manufacturers of steel long
products, producing approximately 2.5 million tonnes per annum. Liberty Primary Steel &
InfraBuild hot rolled structural steel products, rod bar and wire
products, pipe and tube, reinforcing steel, and railway track and
sleeper products are independently certified to Australian Standards and can
be used with confidence in engineering construction, mining infrastructure, residential construction and transport applications.
Liberty Primary Steel & InfraBuild have more than 100 years of expertise
in the manufacture and supply of steel products, with a flexible, integrated
supply chain with product traceability. The
OneSteel businesses, now trading as Liberty Primary Steel and InfraBuild,
were acquired on 1st September 2017 by the GFG Alliance, a global business
group including Liberty Steel and SIMEC Mining, focused on metals, mining,
energy generation and engineering.
Liberty Primary Steel and InfraBuild remain focused on an unequivocal
commitment to outstanding customer service, product quality and safety. Steel is a fundamental building block of any modern society, and a
domestic steel manufacturing capability is an important and strategically
valuable asset. BlueScope, Liberty Primary Steel & InfraBuild currently
have over $3 billion in capital invested in Australia and have a proud
history of manufacturing quality steel products. The Australian steel industry also exports, and in 2019 those exports
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The
Whyalla steelworks went into administration with Korda
Mentha in February 2025 For
BOSMA enquiries please contact David Armston, BOSMA Executive Director &
Secretary, phone: +61 419 242 886, email info@bosma.org.au August
2025 |
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