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acquired the Arrium Mining and Arrium Steel businesses, including Australia's main steel manufacturer and distributor, OneSteel. The OneSteel brand was changed to Liberty OneSteel and Arrium Mining was renamed SIMEC Mining. The acquisition also included the Australian reinforcing company, Austube
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with the purpose of increasing Arrium's iron ore export capacity to 12 million tonnes per annum. Arrium's iron ore export volumes from Whyalla peaked at 12.5 million tonnes per annum in 2013–14 and 2014–15. In March 2015, Arrium's Southern Iron project, which includes the
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In the same year, OneSteel sold its Piping Systems business and associated property investments to US-based McJunkin Red Man Holding for a total of $ 100 million.
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in 2000 as an almost entirely domestically focused steel manufacturer and distributor branded as OneSteel. Among its principal assets were the
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The company, as Arrium Limited, accumulated huge debts and in 2015 it announced a full-year loss of
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was an Australian mining and materials company, employing nearly 10,000 workers, that went into
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Mills; the Australian rail stockist Emrails; and product brands such as Waratah and Cyclone.
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in 2016 with debts of more than $ 2 billion. In 2017 it was acquired by British-owned
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was a manufacturing, distribution and recycling businesses. The division manufactured
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1.9 billion In April 2016, Arrium's directors placed the company into
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In 2007, OneSteel commenced iron ore export from the port of Whyalla via
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The company had three primary reporting segments before September 2017:
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In 2006, an agreement was announced under which OneSteel would buy out
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for US$ 1.2 billion. However, concerns by competition regulator, the
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In 2008, the company announced that one of the bar mills in the
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use of the Whyalla harbour to make use of its excess capacity.
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Arrium and Onesteel iron ore exports from Whyalla (2007–2014)
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Director) 823:"Arrium calls for interstate track upgrade" 65:Mining, Mining Consumables, Manufacturing, 1025: 1011: 548:"OneSteel buys Smorgon Steel for A$ 1.6bn" 339: 298:In 2010, OneSteel acquired two companies, 27: 906:Valerina Changarathil (23 January 2015). 743:"Arrium's MolyCop sold for $ 1.6 billion" 1251:Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company 527:"OneSteel officially becomes Arrium Ltd" 257:, about 50 km (30 mi) west of 232: 486: 1496: 1214:(17% LNG phase, 8% domestic gas phase) 1047: 972: 316:Financial difficulties and acquisition 309:for an estimated A$ 320 million. 264:In 2012, OneSteel was renamed Arrium. 1006: 617: 800: 464:"Building a Strong Future, Together" 573:Australian Broadcasting Corporation 487:Medhora, Shalailah (8 April 2016). 13: 966: 14: 1540: 987: 844:Arrium Limited Annual Report 2015 416:in Australia and internationally. 331:In September 2017, British-owned 1529:2000 establishments in Australia 1478: 1477: 801:Paul, Chrystan (21 March 2018). 576:. 23 August 2006. 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Traded as
ASX
ARI
Recycling
Distribution
BHP Billiton
Liberty House Group
Suncorp Place
Sydney
New Zealand
Indonesia
Chile
Mexico
Canada
Peru
A$
Net income
A$
voluntary administration
Liberty House Group
Arrium and Onesteel iron ore exports from Whyalla (2007–2014)
spun off
BHP
Whyalla Steelworks
Middleback Range
Whyalla
scrap metal
Smorgon Steel
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission

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