please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message bluescope type public traded as asx bsl industry steel predecessor bhp steel founded 2002 headquarters bluescope steel centre bluescope steel centre at 120 collins street melbourne victoria australia number of locations australia main headquarters asia new zealand north america pacific islands key people graham kraehe chairman paul o malley ceo products steel revenue a 8.622 billion y.e. 30 june 2012 number of employees 16 000 website www.bluescopesteel.com bluescope is a flat product steel producer with operations in australia asia new zealand north america and pacific islands . it was demerged from bhp billiton on 22 july 2002 as bhp steel 1 and renamed bluescope steel on 17 november 2003 . the corporate headquarters are located in the bluescope steel centre at 120 collins street melbourne victoria . the company employs 16 000 personnel . it has its largest operating plant an integrated steelworks at port kembla near wollongong new south wales . in october 2011 no. 6 blast furnace one of two at port kembla was shut down reducing the plant s production capacity by 50 % after the company decided to exit the export market . major products include steel slab hot rolled coil steel plate automotive steel galvanised steel corrugated galvanised iron zincalume brand 55 % aluminium 43.5 % zinc 1.5 % silicon coated steel and colorbond brand pre painted steel . tinplate production ceased in march 2007 . paul o malley then cfo replaced the previous ceo kirby adams in october 2007 . in march 2012 a new coated steel manufacturing plant was inaugurated in jamshedpur jharkhand state india . 2 in february 2014 bluescope steel purchased orrcon steel from hills corporation . its products include rhs shs and chs structural tubular steel hot rolled structural steel and fencing roofing and building accessories . orrcon steel supplies steel tube and pipe to steel fabricators furniture and trailer body manufacturers housing and construction companies and pipeline and infrastructure engineering firms . it has distribution centres in brisbane sydney melbourne adelaide and perth contents 1 major manufacturing facilities 2 sponsorship 3 see also 4 references 5 external links major manufacturing facilities edit port kembla near wollongong in the illawarra new south wales . western port in hastings near melbourne victoria . new zealand steel glenbrook near waiuku new zealand . orrcon brisbane mill salisbury brisbane . orrcon precision tubing mill adelaide . finished products are transported around australia by rail freight operator pacific national . in february 2007 pn secured australia s largest ever rail freight contract 1 billion with bluescope steel and onesteel to carry approximately 3 million tonnes of steel product each year for 7 years . 3 sponsorship edit bluescope steel youth orchestra southern stars wollongong see also edit list of steel producers new zealand steel orrcon steel metalcorp steel references edit bhp billiton group demerger 2002 . australian tax office . 20 july 2005 . tata bluescope steel inaugurates state of the art coated steel manufacturing facility at jamshedpur press release . tata bluescope steel . 6 march 2012 . retrieved 14 september 2012 . pn wins steel deal . world cargo news . february 2007 . retrieved 24 april 2009 . external links edit bluescope steel australia bluescope steel australia corporate website butler manufacturing a north american subsidiary that makes pre fab buildings north star bluescope steel joint venture with cargill inc. located in delta oh usa official website tata bluescope steel an equal joint venture between tata steel and bluescope steel ns bluescope an equal joint venture between bluescope steel and nippon steel v t e bhp billiton assets current mines area c mine cerrej n 33.33 % escondida 57.5 % goonyella riverside mine1 jimblebar mine leinster nickel mount keith mine mount whaleback mine 85 % olympic dam orebodies 18 23 and 25 mine 85 % peak downs mine1 resolution copper 50 % yandi mine 85 % yarrie mine 85 % yeelirrie uranium project other atlantis pq 44 % douglas complex ekati airport goldsworthy railway mad dog oil field 23.9 % moranbah airport1 mount newman railway north west shelf venture 16.67 % lng phase 8.33 % domestic gas phase vf2388 former bhp shipping bluescope steel ekati diamond mine 80 % ok tedi mine onesteel ravensthorpe nickel mine south32 whyalla steelworks acquisitions petrohawk wmc resources people philip aiken chip goodyear marius kloppers essington lewis george mcculloch jacques nasser other bhp billiton tower brookfield place ok tedi environmental disaster 1assets of bhp billiton mitsubishi alliance a joint venture between bhp billiton 50 % and mitsubishi corporation 50 % category v t e business in australia institutions australian competition and consumer commission australian corporate law australian prudential regulation authority australian securities and investments commission australian takeovers panel constitution of australia 1901 cth corporations power economy of australia stock exchange australian securities exchange s & p asx 20 s & p asx 50 s & p asx 200 s & p asx 300 chi x business associations australian chamber of commerce and industry australian hotels association australian industry group business council of australia consult australia minerals council of australia national farmers federation s & p asx 50 companies alpha sorted agl energy amcor amp apa asciano aurizon anz asx bhp billiton brambles caltex australia coca cola amatil commonwealth bank computershare crown csl dexus goodman gpt incitec pivot iag james hardie lend lease macquarie group medibank mirvac national australia bank newcrest mining oil search orica origin energy qbe insurance ramsay health care rio tinto santos scentre seek limited sonic 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