Bluescope Steel Limited · ASX:BSL
Bluescope Steel — Technical Presentation (October 2009)
15 slides from Bluescope Steel's technical presentation, Oct 22, 2009
Slide 1: Western Sydney COLORBOND Steel Facility Analyst Site Visit
For personal use only Western Sydney COLORBOND® Steel Facility Analyst Site Visit Gabe Meena General Manager, Mills & Coating October 2009
Slide 2: Important Notice
Important Notice For personal use only THIS PRESENTATION IS NOT AND DOES NOT FORM PART OF ANY OFFER, INVITATION OR RECOMMENDATION IN RESPECT OF SECURITIES. ANY DECISION TO BUY OR SELL BLUESCOPE STEEL LIMITED SECURITIES OR OTHER PRODUCTS SHOULD BE MADE ONLY AFTER SEEKING APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL ADVICE.
Slide 3: Agenda
Agenda For personal use only • People & Safety • History • The Facility and Manufacturing Process • Markets • Environment Page 2
Slide 4: Committed to Zero Harm Manufacturing
Committed to Zero Harm Manufacturing For personal use only • Since the Manufacturing team has started we have had no LTI and just 2 MTI’s – Four week induction program – passionate adoption has been displayed by incident reporting – Followed up by on the job coaching – Walking the floor by experienc
Slide 5: Our People – are our strength
Our People – are our strength For personal use only Page 4
Slide 6: Our People
Our People For personal use only • No. of employees – 85 on 3 shift operation • Rigorous selection process for employees to the site • Focus on team fit as well as qualifications • 100% staff employment • >90% of manufacturing team new to BlueScope • Operator / maintainer model • Employees involved
Slide 7: History
History For personal use only • Market study identified customer drift to western Sydney • December 2004 – Board approve project with latitude around timing of Service Centre • December 2004 – earthworks commenced • August 2007 – production commenced. World-class start-up performance in respect of s
Slide 8: Building the Plant
Building the Plant For personal use only Dec 2004 • 10.3 ha • 30% developed • Room for the future Dec 2006 July 2007 Page 7
Slide 9: A World Class Paint Line
A World Class Paint Line For personal use only • State of-the-art 120 kt pa capacity paint line facility (@100m/min) – Line feed – Gal and ZnAl supplied by BlueScope’s Springhill plant – Gauge range 0.2 – 1.2mm – Width 610 – 1320 mm – Dual finished coaters • COLORBOND® steel produced: – Double sided
Slide 10: The Manufacturing Process
The Manufacturing Process For personal use only Painting PACK & DISPATCH Primer Ovens Primer Coater Finish Ovens Finish Coater Inspection & Test Painted coil is recoiled Chemical rinsing, cleaning & pre-treatment Metal Coated Coil Pack Line From Springhill Process: Metal Coating Lines Is uncoiled •
Slide 11: The Facility Today
The Facility Today – 2 years after start-up For personal use only • Currently Western Sydney Paint Line is progressing well – Operating at 75ktpa (annualised) vs. nameplate capacity of 120ktpa – Capable of producing at 120ktpa • World class facility – New technology making this one of the most autom
Slide 12: Customer & Market Focus
Customer & Market Focus For personal use only Key strategic market factors: • Focus on residential and commercial building markets – roofing, walling, fencing and rainwater goods with a split of 50% residential and 50% commercial • Ability to make small coils (two tonne) and quick change colour runs
Slide 13: Environmental Features of Site
Environmental Features of Site For personal use only • No environmental licence breaches • Water management: – six rainwater tanks with total capacity of 2.28 million litres - used for cooling, process water, toilet flushing, irrigation & fire sprinkler systems. • Regenerative Thermal Oxidizing (RTO
Slide 14: Regenerative Thermal Oxidiser (RTO)
Regenerative Thermal Oxidiser (RTO) For personal use only • The RTO has two primary functions: 1. Combust volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) to comply with environmental restrictions 2. Recycle heat energy for use within the process • The RTO cycles VOC laden air through 3 ceramic media beds and the
Slide 15: Western Sydney COLORBOND Steel Facility Analyst Site Visit
For personal use only Western Sydney COLORBOND® Steel Facility Analyst Site Visit Gabe Meena General Manager, Mills & Coating October 2009
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