Bluescope Steel Limited · ASX:BSL

Bluescope Steel — Investor Presentation (November 2004)

63 slides from Bluescope Steel's investor presentation, Nov 12, 2004

  1. Slide 1: BlueScope Butler

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  2. Slide 2: Overview

    Overview Facilities and Processes Products and Markets Financials Strategy Reference Projects Summary 2 BiueScope Butler ap BLUES COPE BUTLER

  3. Slide 3: Overview

    Overview Facilities and Processes Products and Markets Financials Strategy Reference Projects Summary 3 BiueScope Butler ap BLUES COPE BUTLER

  4. Slide 4: Development of BlueScope Butler

    opment of BlueScope Butler 1992 —- Opened representative office in China 1995 - Registered a wholly owned venture 1996 - Built our plant in Shanghai 2001 - Expanded Shanghai facilities to include beam manufacture 2002 - Built our second plant in Tianjin 2004 — Commenced construction of beam facility

  5. Slide 5: No Lost Time Days

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  6. Slide 6: Regular safety meetings & reviews

    Regular safety meetings & reviews Clear safety regulations Implementing BlueScope Steel Safety management System OOO oO Company sponsored annual medical checkup for employees aged 30 years and over & “, BLUES COPE BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  7. Slide 7: Customer project process

    Customer Tour Owner’s Concept Manufacturing Final Contract Design team ont develops fully Negotiation engineered solution i Deliver a high Detailed ; discussions to quality, complete finalise | building solution project design 100% Customer Satisfaction BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  8. Slide 8: Value engineering building solution

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  9. Slide 9: Key Success Factors to Date

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  10. Slide 10: Perfect timing to enter the market

    Perfect timing to enter the market * Massive industrial developments * Foreign Investors rushed into China * The market's appetite for quick Construction, economical solutions and quality solutions Positioning ourselves in the Market * Right Setup and solutions for the market need * Quality solution

  11. Slide 11: Right Approach to the Market - Total construction solution

    Right Approach to the Market - Total construction solution 4} Promote our strengths and the Difference - whole system solution that has stood the test of time Single Source BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  12. Slide 12: Right Approach to the Market - Total construction solution

    ‘Right Approach to the Market - Total construction solution QO) O) O) O O QO Select the right products / solutions Hire the right people Build state of the art facilities Set up effective processes Transferred the best our culture from Butler USA Adopted the best of the local culture 2 a “, BLUES CO

  13. Slide 13: Number 1 in PEB and 3rd Overall in Metal Construction in China

    ‘Number 4 in PEB and 3° Overall in Metal Construction in China Sales Ranking for Metal Structure Industry (1999 -'2003) Company Names. Ranking Sales PEB 2003 2002 2001 2000 “1999 | 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 Ranking |Piangnan Heavy industry Co. Lid. 7 5 S| 1,040,873 | 467,736| 411,984| 348,528] 425,89

  14. Slide 14: External Coil

    External Coil Customers Majority locally Produced Metal cRC ; Building : Coating — : Solutions Some Painting Solutions juuma Customers I ted moRC. Domestic Bar. Lysaght & & Plate for Butler beam manufacture | * * * Imported Coated The BlueScope Steel Suzhou Coating line will & Painted steel Hy (spec

  15. Slide 15: Recruiting the right people

    Recruiting the right people QO) Education / experience as well as attitude, stability, commitment, and fitness with Butler culture % of Employees by Qualification y' y @ Master O Technical Bachelor High School Diploma @ Primary School Retaining the right People QO) Pay for performance culture () Sha

  16. Slide 16: Internal and external training

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  17. Slide 17: Localized Management Staff

    Q) Localized Management Staff- many Sr. Managers with over 30 years experience combined with young tigers ist (be) ABS Bl BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  18. Slide 18: Overview

    Overview Facilities and Processes Products and Markets Financials Strategy Reference Projects Summary 18 BiueScope Butler ap BLUES COPE BUTLER

  19. Slide 19: BlueScope Butler China Facilities

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  20. Slide 20: State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facilities

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  21. Slide 21: Metal Coating & Solutions manufacturing

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  22. Slide 22: Manufacturing Plants

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  23. Slide 23: Sub-fabrication Plants

    : Sulb-fabrication Plants: In addition, we have a network of accredited Butler builders however, unlike in the US, these business partners do not generally sell but are contracted to erect buildings directly with Fn customers Sichuan BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  24. Slide 24: Overview

    Overview Facilities and Processes Products and Markets Financials Strategy Reference Projects Summary 24 BiueScope Butler ap BLUES COPE BUTLER

  25. Slide 25: Typical % Frames & Plant production

    Typical % Frames & Plant production 59% % Plant Production Truss Components 2% BR 22% 21% Purlins 27% Stylwall 0% ee MIR-24 28% 25 BiueScope Butler ap BLUES COPE BUTLER

  26. Slide 26: Solutions for Wide Range of Industries

    "Solutions for Wide Range of Industries Manufacturing Infrastructure DMS Imduor Socver Stadium: : 7,890 sqm « ‘Xiamen Intemational Convention Center 18,500 sqm Dall Computer 15438. sqrt, Pharmaceutical Commercial & Retail Dongsheng Pharmaceutical 13,008 sqm Motro Sepermacket 24,08 sqm BiueScope Butl

  27. Slide 27: Our Facilities are used as show case for customer visits

    Our Facilities are used as show case for customer's Visit Elaborating the Product Difference Project Focus Discussion BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  28. Slide 28: Trade Shows & Seminars

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  29. Slide 29: Newspapers & Magazines Ads

    Newspapers & Magazines Ads China Brief < Five World Leader da Pre -Englaeered Clea) Bulidlag’s ” Wie Have Completed S72 Projects. 122.71 Million Me Leni Weve Ringe Cnt _esaiiadnan munlaen seater case Rae. MenepeMnnsaneen : aoe ernae Pil acetone oar Butler The World Leader in Pre-Engim Steal Bu dings

  30. Slide 30: Brochures & Technical material

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  31. Slide 31: Factory Mutual Certificate

    Factory Mutual Certificate Underwriter Laboratory ( UL) Certificate BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  32. Slide 32: 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed

    100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed * Involvement in Sales Support by each department « Project Management Progress - Customers are our partners, we share their concerns, issues and success. BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  33. Slide 33: BlueScope brands

    Gj BLUESCOPE mones Consistent with ee the wider ; BlueScope Steel, - Vv STAWALL Butler have ___ minora reseed always promoted ~ and maintained strong brands BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  34. Slide 34: Customers

    Customers * Project Owners . * Government Competitors Local PEB producers (some with international affiliations) * Key Accounts * — Importers * Contractors / rollformers * Concrete Repeat & referral business is a key Local & international competitors continue to improve. success factor In response w

  35. Slide 35: Midea, Haier, Dascom projects

    Midea ~ 14 Projects Dascom ~ 130 M2 Haier — 43 Projects Orient Home 28 Stores GreatWall Computer — 6 Plants BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  36. Slide 36: Kodak, GM, Metro, Dell projects

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  37. Slide 37: Customer logos

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  38. Slide 38: Market Profile

    Market Profile: * Average contract size is over US$ 1 million * We can stay competitive in the local market * Our customers will continue to be the end users * Allsenior managers spending 50% of the time supporting sales * Continue to develop our builder organization * Expand our strategic relations

  39. Slide 39: BiueScope Butler BUTLER

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  40. Slide 40: Overview

    Overview Facilities and Processes Products and Markets Financials Strategy Reference Projects Summary 40 BiueScope Butler ap BLUES COPE BUTLER

  41. Slide 41: Orders & Sales

    Orders & Sales C US$ Millions $250 - @ Sales Orders $230 | $210 | $190 $170 $150 $130 $110 $90 $70 $50 $30 $10 % Average Sales Growth 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  42. Slide 42: Total output in '000 metric tonnes

    Total output in ‘000 metric tonnes 140 7 131 120 4 100 4 80 5 60 4 40 5 20 4 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  43. Slide 43: Cost Reduction is a Continuous Process

    Cost Reduction is a Continuous Process Main Elements of a Building by Cost BOl 15% : Primary Engineering 30% ° 7% Service g a 4% me _ Freight 4% Roof Panel _——_~ Secondary 15% Wall Panel 15% 10% BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  44. Slide 44: Raw Materials Cost - MR24 Reinforcing Clip Example

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  45. Slide 45: Developed regional & local sourcing

    Developed regional & local sourcing C= Engineering Cost $/Hr —-— % Change 0% BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  46. Slide 46: Overview

    Overview Facilities and Processes Products and Markets Financials Strategy Reference Projects Summary 46 BiueScope Butler ap BLUES COPE BUTLER

  47. Slide 47: Build in-Market Manufacturing

    Build in-Market Manufacturing Pre-acquisition we focussed on growing existing markets and new geographies within China As part of BlueScope Steel, we are now also expanding our range of solutions and leveraging the wider businesses outside China BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  48. Slide 48: Leadership

    ri ship To maintal Market leader In China BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  49. Slide 49: Overview

    Overview Facilities and Processes Products and Markets Financials Strategy Reference Projects Summary 49 BiueScope Butler ap BLUES COPE BUTLER

  50. Slide 50: Intel Shanghai: 27,842 sqm

    Intel Shanghai: 27,842 sqm BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  51. Slide 51: Kodak Xiamen: 65,000 sqm

    Kodak Xiamen: 65,000 sqm BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  52. Slide 52: GreatWall Computer: 65,000 sqm

    GreatWaill Greatwall Computer: 65,000 sqm BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  53. Slide 53: Motorola Tianjin: 75,514 sqm

    A) MOTOROLA Motorola Tianjin: 75,514sqm BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  54. Slide 54: Chery Auto: 124,684 sqm

    Chery Auto: 124,684 sqm BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  55. Slide 55: Dongsheng Pharmaceutical: 13,000 sqm

    Dongsheng Pharmaceutical: 13,000 sqm BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  56. Slide 56: Markor Furniture Showroom: 5,154 sqm

    Markor Furniture Showroom : 5,154 sqm BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  57. Slide 57: Jiangxi Greencool

    Zaafnde ae a GHEENCOOE Ss Jiangxi Greencool: 128,000 +5,000sqm BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  58. Slide 58: Haier Research Center: 26,503 sqm

    Haier Research Center: ,26,503sqm BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  59. Slide 59: DMS Indoor Soccer Stadium: 47,880 sqm

    DMS Indoor Soccer Stadium: 47,880 sqm BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  60. Slide 60: Shanghai GM: 85,000 sqm

    SHANGHAI GM General Motor - 85,000 sqm BiueScope Butler BUTLER

  61. Slide 61: Overview

    Overview Facilities and Processes Products and Markets Financials Strategy Reference Projects Summary 61 BiueScope Butler ap BLUES COPE BUTLER

  62. Slide 62: Summary

    * Very strong, consistent growth achieved to date in China * Significant further growth opportunities remain : * Ongoing economic growth; * Further geographic expansion within Greater China; ¢ Inter-material replacement and new products; * Leverage BlueScope Steel solutions and network within Greate

  63. Slide 63: BlueScope

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