Steel, aluminium, LNG - on rocky ground

摘要

At the time of writing there is a major concern surrounding the viabiLity of the Arrium steelworks at Whyalla in South Australia. This operation, which is based around a blast furnace and coke oven, is small by world standards. The steelworks produces mainly unsophisticated products such as rails, wire and construction steel. This is supplemented by several electric arc furnace operations in Victoria and New South Wales. In recent years, a major part of the company profits has come from iron ore export from the nearby Middleback range.