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Patrick Buchan: Australia's first new steel mill in 30 years

Patrick Buchan: Australia's first new steel mill in 30 years30 aug41 min

Australia hasn't built a new steel mill in more than 30 years. Greensteel Australia is about to, on the old BHP site at Mayfield: a $500 million all-electric plant producing 600,000 tonnes of rebar a year from the first quarter of 2028. Patrick Buchan joins James MacDonald to explain the technology, the policy shift behind it, why Newcastle won the site, and what 200 jobs means for the Hunter.