BlueScope Port Kembla
operatingBOF route · Port Kembla, Asia Pacific, Australia
Steelmaking at BlueScope Port Kembla is based on the basic oxygen furnace, which converts liquid hot metal into crude steel by blowing oxygen through the melt. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 3.2 million tonnes per year. Its main products are slab, coil, plate, rebar, wire, flat.
Process Route
Timeline
Emissions
2025
4.83 Mt CO₂e
1.90 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
3,200
BOF
3,200
Iron Units
Steel Units
Inputs & Energy
Iron ore Pilbara Iron Ore Mine
Met coal Illawarra Metallurgical Coal (sold toGolden Energy and Resources Pte Ltd (GEAR) and M Resources Pty Ltd (M Resources)
Steel Products
slab, coil, plate, rebar, wire, flat
Ownership
Owner BlueScope Steel Ltd
Parent BlueScope Steel Ltd [100.0%]
Workforce 3,000 employees
Country Context
Australia crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Port Kembla
Asia Pacific
Australia
-34.4638°, 150.8862°
At a Glance
- Route
- BOF
- Crude steel capacity
- 3,200 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1928
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 1 recorded