Green steel, energy strategy and ESG: The new direction for Australia’s steel industry

Sponsored As ESG reporting becomes mandatory and decarbonisation accelerates, Australia’s steelmakers are rethinking how they source and manage energy — not just to stay competitive, but to future-proof their operations. Australia’s steel industry is standing at a defining moment. With growing pressure from investors, regulators and supply chains to demonstrate measurable sustainability outcomes, energy strategy…

Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, October 13 – October 17, 2025

What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Former Queensland premier appointed chair of Advanced Materials and Battery Council Industry lobby group the Advanced Materials and Battery Council (AMBC) has rejigged its leadership team, with former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (pictured) appointed its new chair. In a statement Monday,…

Manufacturing is about quality and robots – not cheap wages

Following the launch of a new campaign by the Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance aiming to “challenge outdated stereotypes” attached to manufacturing, Professor Beth Webster and Dr Alexander Gosling focus on some common misconceptions about what drives competitiveness in the industry.  It is a myth that manufacturing can only thrive in low wage environments.  Much publicly-aired…

Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, March 31 – April 4, 2025

What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Liquid catalyst breakthrough speeds up chemical manufacturing A major breakthrough in liquid catalysis is transforming how essential products are made, making the chemical manufacturing process faster, safer and more sustainable than ever before. Researchers from Monash University, the University of Sydney,…

Fitch downgrades steel manufacturer InfraBuild to ‘CC’ amid audit delays

Fitch Ratings downgraded Australian steel manufacturer InfraBuild’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating to ‘CC’ from ‘CCC-‘ on Monday, citing an elevated probability of default on its USD $550 million notes within the next three months. The ratings agency pointed to InfraBuild’s failure to publish audited financial statements for FY24, which were initially due in October 2024…

InfraBuild’s CEO: ‘Business as usual’ despite Whyalla administration

InfraBuild CEO Francisco Irazusta reassured stakeholders that operations remain unaffected by the administration of OneSteel Manufacturing, owner of the Whyalla Steelworks, in a statement released on Monday. Irazusta emphasised that InfraBuild operates as an independent business from OneSteel Manufacturing, with its own board, governance, and financing, separate from the wider GFG Alliance. “We’re in a…

InfraBuild first distributor in traceability

Steel manufacturer and distributor InfraBuild has become the first distribution business in Australia to secure accreditation under the Australian Steel Institute’s traceability standard. With the ASI, Steel Compliance Australia has awarded InfraBuild Steel Centre Dandenong the accreditation under AS/NZS 5131. The Australian Steel Institute amended the current standard to include traceability measures in the current…