More than 130 years of experience in steel, and counting.
BlueScope Steel is a leading supplier 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.
1925
BHP acquires Australia Iron & Steel Limited (AIS) formed.
1935
BHP commenced steelmaking.
1965 – 1990
Years of Innovation
1965
Rollformers established in Singapore.
1966
First Colorbond® steel produced.
1968
Rollformers established in Malaysia.
1971
Launches Colorbond® steel to rollformers in Asia.
1973
Rollformers established in Indonesia. BHP acquires John Lysaght®.
1980
BHP acquires ASC Pacific in the United States.
1990 – 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 merges with Billiton PIC.
2002
BlueScope becomes independent company; further Investment in Asia and North America.
2003
Name changed to BlueScope Steel following shareholder approval at Annual General Meeting.
2004
Acquires Butler Manufacturing, leading designer and producer of pre-engineered buildings in North America and China.
2005 – 2014
Redefining Future
2005
Vietnam metal coating/coated painting line commissioned; Establishes Join Venture with Tata Group to form Tata BlueScope Steel.
2006
Second Metallic coating and painting facility opens in Thailand.
2008
Acquires IMSA Steel Corp in USA – Steelscape, ASC Profiles, Varco Pruden and Metl-Span.
2012
Restructures Asia and US Businesses under Global Buildings, Solutions, and Building Products.
2013
Announces 50% Joint venture with Nippon Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) Japan.
2014
New entity NS BlueScope Coated Products celebrates 1 year of successful operation.
2015
NS BlueScope Product Innovation Centre (PIC) launched in Singapore.
2016
Colorbond celebrates 50 years in ASEAN.
