Bhp Reduces Steel Output At Whyalla

BHP yesterday told workers it would shut down 70,000 tonnes of production at its Whyalla steel mills as part of its reconfiguration of its steel-making facilities in Australia. The move has been brought forward due to the worldwide downturn in the steel industry. But a BHP spokesman at Whyalla co

Bhp's Output Cut Thanks To Asia

Continuing weak demand in Asia has bitten deeper into BHP Co Ltd's steel business with the announcement yesterday of a 15 per cent cut in rolling mill production at the Whyalla steelworks in South Australia. The 70,000-tonne cut to production will pare back annual production from the rolling mi