The partnership brings together expertise
in electric furnace steel making, slab casting and hot rolling technology
in a synchronous flat rolled mini-mill. The steel mill is designed with a
unique combination of proven technology to provide our customers a
superior hot rolled product.
The facility was built in 1995 and 1996
with coil production beginning in March, 1997. In a short period of time,
the Employees of North Star BlueScope Steel have achieved remarkable
success. Some of the significant accomplishments include:
- Achieving 3 years and 4 months without a Lost-Time Injury.
- Winner of the 2004 Governors Excellence Award for Workers Compensation and Safety.
- Ranked the #1 supplier four consecutive times by an independent survey (Jacobsen and Associates). This ranking included being #1 in Delivery Performance, Quality, Customer Service and Overall Satisfaction against all other Flat rolled steel producers in North America!
- Production of 2 million tons of steel in a plant with a design capacity of 1.5 million tons.
- World Class Plant-wide Attendance – The Employees have averaged over 99.30% attendance over the past 5 years. We do not know of any other production facility with this level of performance.
- 2004 Community Service Award presented by the Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA).
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