More than 130 years of experience in steel, and counting.
BlueScope Steel is one of the leading suppliers of premium steel building products, since year 1885.
The BlueScope Journey
1885 – 1935
The Formative Years
1885
BHP formed to mine silver, lead and zinc.
1915
BHP commenced steelmaking.
1928
Australian Iron & Steel Limited (AIS) was formed to operate a steelworks at Port Kembla in New
South Wales adjacent to the region’s abundant coalfields.
1935
BHP acquired Australia Iron & Steel Limited (AIS).
1965 – 1990
Years of Innovation
1965
Rollformers established in Singapore.
1966
First Colorbond® steel produced.
1968
Rollformers established in Malaysia.
1971
Launched Colorbond® steel to rollformers in Asia.
1973
Rollformers established in Indonesia. BHP acquires John Lysaght®.
1980
BHP acquired ASC Pacific in the United States.
a1990 – 2004
Redefining Future
1995
Metal coating line a paint line established in Indonesia.
1999
Cold rolled mill, metal coating & painting lines established in Thailand; Newcastle steelworks closed.
2001
BHP merged with Billiton PIC.
2002
BlueScope became an independent company; further Investment in Asia and North America.
2003
Changed entity name to BlueScope Steel following shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting.
2004
Acquired Butler Manufacturing, a leading designer and producer of pre-engineered buildings in North America and China.
2005 – 2016
Redefining Future
2005
Vietnam metal coating/coated painting line commissioned; established Joint Venture with Tata Group to form Tata BlueScope Steel.
2006
Second metallic coating and painting facility opened in Thailand.
2008
Acquired IMSA Steel Corp in USA – Steelscape, ASC Profiles, Varco Pruden and Metl-Span.
2012
Restructured Asia and US Businesses under Global Buildings, Solutions, and Building Products.
2013
Announced 50% Joint venture with Nippon Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) Japan.
2014
New entity NS BlueScope Coated Products celebrated 1 year of successful operation.
2015
NS BlueScope Product Innovation Centre (PIC) was launched in Singapore.
2016
Colorbond celebrated 50 years in ASEAN.
