{"id":3127,"date":"2018-07-26T08:17:37","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T22:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/?p=3127"},"modified":"2018-07-30T08:20:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-29T22:20:00","slug":"steel-manufacturing-booming-in-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/26\/steel-manufacturing-booming-in-victoria\/","title":{"rendered":"STEEL MANUFACTURING BOOMING IN VICTORIA"},"content":{"rendered":"
BlueScope, Australia\u2019s largest steel manufacturer, has created more than 100 jobs at its Western Port plant over the last 12 months on the back of Victoria\u2019s record infrastructure pipeline and its booming construction industry.<\/p>\n
Visiting the company\u2019s massive steel plant at Hastings<\/strong>, the state minister for industry and employment Ben Carroll said the Victorian government\u2019s local steel requirements for major infrastructure projects gave the previously dormant steel manufacturing industry a new lease of life.<\/p>\n
\u201cVictorian manufacturing is booming \u2013 it\u2019s creating jobs and supporting local businesses \u2013 including BlueScope,\u201d the Minister said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBlueScope\u2019s success reflects the resurgence in Victorian manufacturing which has seen 17 consecutive months of growth.\u201d<\/p>\n
BlueScope Steel Western Port Manager Jim Graham said demand for BlueScope\u2019s coated and painted steel products<\/strong> is soaring, with the company set to export close to 10,000 tonnes of steel directly to the United States from the Port of Hastings.<\/p>\n
\u201cBlueScope is very pleased with the support the Victorian government has provided to the steel supply chain in Victoria, including through its use of Australian-made steel in major road and rail infrastructure projects,\u201d Grahamsaid.<\/p>\n
\u201cStrong demand for BlueScope\u2019s steel products in both domestic and export markets has seen a resurgence in production and employment at our Western Port plant.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"