BlueScope Steel
ASX:BSLAustralian JobsSteel manufacturer. Building and construction products.
BlueScope operates steel manufacturing in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, and China. All operations serve domestic markets in those countries. No shared services or back-office offshoring found.
Financial Context
Market Cap
$11.7B
Revenue
$16.6B
The Story
- 2002BlueScope was spun off from BHP. Inherited manufacturing operations across Southeast Asia through NS BlueScope, a joint venture with Nippon Steel. [BlueScope]
- 2001-2011Port Kembla steelworks workforce dropped from 4,705 to 3,100 permanent staff — a loss of 1,605 jobs. Contractor workforce also fell from 2,500 to 1,500. [Illawarra Mercury]
- 2025BlueScope has 16,500 employees globally. Australia ~7,000 at ~100 sites. North America ~4,800. The remaining ~3,200 are across ASEAN (Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia), China, and India. [Stock Analysis]
- 2025NS BlueScope operates 2,500+ employees across 30+ sites in 6 ASEAN countries, including a 160,000 tonne/year factory at Map Ta Phut, Thailand. [NS BlueScope]
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