Alter Steel Pinkenba steel plant
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Alter Steel Pinkenba steel plant is a steel plant in Pinkenba, Queensland, Australia that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the plant in Pinkenba, Queensland, Australia:
- Location:
- Coordinates (WGS 84): -27.42083, 153.127715 (approximate)
Background
Scrap steel for the electric arc furnace (EAF) will be supplied by Sims Limited.[1]
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-23[2] | 2026[3] | 2027[4] | 216[5] | unknown | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westview Group | unknown | E100002022006 | Equest Steel Pty Ltd [100%][5] | unknown | E100002020680 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[4] | bar, wire rod, hot rolled mesh, spooled coil, bar[4] | unknown | unknown | unknown | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| announced | 500[2] | 500[2] |
Unit Details
Table 5: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Current capacity (ttpa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | announced[2] | 2025-07-23[2] | 2026[3] | 2027[4] | Danieli Digimelter; Q-One; Danieli MIDA Quality Long Product (QLP) technology[3][2] | 500[2] |
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) | % basic/merchant pig iron | % granulated pig iron | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated) | % other iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown EAF (1) | yes[2] | 100.00[2] | 0[5][2] | 0[5][2] | 0[5][2] | 0[5][2] | 0[5][2] | 0[5][2] | 0[5][2] |
Articles and Resources
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References
- ↑ Lloyd, Jack. "$1bn Brisbane steel mill approved".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20251209172341/https://www.steelorbis.com/steel-news/latest-news/alter-steel-plans-750-million-green-steel-mill-in-queensland-with-danieli-technology-1401784.htm. Archived from the original on 2025-12-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://eaxchange.engineersaustralia.org.au/studentsofengineersaustralia/discussion/550000-tpa-steel-factory-for-scrap-for-planned-pinkenba.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Danieli". www.danieli.com. Archived from the original on 2025-12-09. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 "Alter Steel". www.altersteel.com.au. Archived from the original on 2025-12-09. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
{{cite web}}: Text "Reimagining steel with low-carbon solutions for Australia" ignored (help)
