North Star BlueScope Steel

Highly productive, high-tech steelmaker

North Star BlueScope Steel is a valuable part of our business portfolio. Established in 1996, the facilities of this highly productive mini-mill are among the newest in North America, and use leading edge steelmaking technologies and processes.

Around 2 million tonnes of hot rolled coil are produced annually from North Star's dual electric arc furnaces, using scrap metal, pig iron and alloys. North Star BlueScope Steel ranks fifth by volume in the production of hot rolled coil in North America, and is consistently voted the number one flat rolled steel supplier in North America in the annual Jacobson Survey of steel customers measuring customer satisfaction.

In October 2015, BlueScope acquired the remaining 50 per cent of North Star BlueScope Steel from Cargill Inc. to move to full ownership of this business.

 

BlueScope Recycling & Materials

In December 2021, BlueScope announced the acquisition of the ferrous scrap steel recycling business of MetalX. Today BlueScope Recycling & Materials is a full-service, ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycler with processing facilities in Waterloo, Indiana and in Delta, Ohio adjacent to our North Star BlueScope Steel facility.

With a focus on delivering the highest level of service, BlueScope Recycling & Materials buys scrap from industrial generators, wholesale suppliers, and the general public. As a processor, this business transforms raw ferrous scrap into specification melt products for primary and secondary producers of iron, steel, and stainless steel.

BlueScope Recycling & Materials is focused on achieving long-term sustainable growth by applying its extensive knowledge and experience to support the unique needs of generators and consumers of scrap metal.