Collie Green Steel Mill
Western Australia’s first green steel mill and the cleanest and most efficient in Australia
FID 2024, Operational 2026
WA's first steel mill is expected to be operational in 2026
Green Steel of WA is pleased to announce that we are in the advanced stages of development and proceeding towards a final investment decision for Western Australia’s first steel mill.
The Collie-based green steel recycling mill will convert Western Australian scrap steel into rebar for local and international consumption. The plant will be WA’s first steel mill and Australia’s first green steel mill.
Construction of the plant is expected to commence in late 2024, with early operations beginning in 2026. The mill will be located in Collie, 220km south of Perth.
The current phase of the work to take it through to final investment decision has been part-funded by $2.7M of grant support from the WA Government through the Collie Futures Fund, administered by the Department of Premier of Cabinet (DPC) and the South West Development Commission (SWDC).
Current works include applications to local government, electricity network, and environment studies, as well as working with potential mill contractors to allow the project to switch rapidly into construction.
First steel is currently planned for 2026.
Green Steel's Bob Cowan, Danieli's Nicola and former Premier Mark McGowan shake hands at a funding announcement in Collie.
Cleanest and most efficient steel mill in Australia
Using the latest in continuous rolling and casting technology running on renewable energy, the plant will be Australia’s most efficient and environmentally friendly steel mill.
Danieli's frost-proof mini mill in Florida uses similar technology
Project at a glance
Project
Green Steel Recycling Mill
Technology
Electric arc furnace steel mill powered by renewable energy
Size
400,000 tons per year
CO2 emissions abated
562,000 tons per year
Investment size
$400 million
Jobs created
200+ local long-term jobs, 2000+ indirect jobs, 600+ construction jobs
Feedstock source
WA scrap steel
Electricity source
Renewable electricity
Product type
Long steel products (rebar/rod)
First new steel mill to be built in Australia in more than 30 years
Australia has not built a new steel mill in over 30 years.
As a result, Australia’s fleet of ageing steel mills are likely to face higher costs as they are old, highly emissive, and virtually impossible to decarbonise.
This, combined with Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms(CBAM), is expected to lead to an overall increase in the price of steel in Australia.
The Green Steel team is working closely with the Western Australian government to make local steelmaking a reality
Local investment, local employment
With a total investment of up to $400M, the project will create more than 200 long-term jobs in Collie directly and around 2,000 jobs through associated activities.
In addition to creating a credible opportunity for the transition of one of WA’s coal and industrial townships, the project is the company’s first step towards creating a genuine steel manufacturing industry in Western Australia.
Collie’s highly skilled industrial workforce was a key factor in the choice of plant location. Green Steel is fully aligned with Collie’s Just Transition Plan and is working closely with the government, local stakeholders, workers and their representatives to develop and implement an effective, fair and transparent worker training and transition plan that will benefit both workers and GSWA’s operations alike.
Green Steel is committed to working with local businesses and contractors to ensure the local economy and community benefits.
Clean and green steelmaking
Steel is the most recycled material on earth due to its ability to retain its intrinsic properties over multiple cycles. In fact, recycled steel makes up around 30% of all steel production globally.
Steel recycling is preferable to producing steel from iron ore as it requires far less energy and thus produces less pollution as well as eliminating costly landfilling.
Green Steel’s Collie mill will use an electric arc furnace to smelt scrap steel, allowing it to be cast and rolled into new steel products.
The steelmaking process can be broken down into the following main areas:
- Scrap steel handling and processing where scrap steel is sorted and cut into suitable shapes to be fed into the electric arc furnace
- Smelting and refining where scrap steel is melted in the electric arc furnace and impurities removed
- Casting where a continuous caster is used to form a continuous strip of semi-molten metal
- Rolling and cutting where the hot steel is rolled and cut into final shapes
Unlike conventional blast furnaces that run on coal, electric arc furnaces use electricity to melt steel. Our process consumes far less energy than making steel from iron ore.
In addition, our advanced inverter-based system is the only one able to operate stably on renewable power, producing virtually no carbon dioxide emissions. Advanced air cleaning and dust capture technology ensures the process produces almost zero particulates or other noxious gases.
Running on renewable power, Green Steel’s Collie mill will be the cleanest steel mill in Australia.
Minimal noise emissions
Green Steel’s plant is designed to minimise noise emissions. At the site boundary, the sound emitted will be comparable to normal conversation or background music and quieter than a typical office.
Electric arc furnace steel mills are so quiet, they have been able to be located close to residential and commercial areas with little to no impact, sometimes with houses as close as 500m from the plant.
Collie, a town in transition
Collie is an established industrial hub, home to a diverse range of industries including energy generation, mining, manufacturing and primary industries.
Collie is just a two-hour drive from metropolitan Perth and just 50 kilometres from the nearby City of Bunbury and the deep-water Port of Bunbury. The Busselton Margaret River Airport is situated 100 kilometres south-west and has recently been upgraded to cater for large commercial aircraft and interstate services.
Traditionally a coal mining and energy generation hub, Collie’s local economy is diversifying, with increasing investment in clean energy, mineral processing, manufacturing and agribusiness. Tourism is also growing in the region, which boasts impressive destinations such as Wellington National Park, Lake Kepwari and world-class mountain bike trails.
The picturesque Collie region boasts an attractive natural environment and connected residential community, supported by a full range of community services and affordable housing.
The Collie region provides a healthy, safe and secure environment to do business, with the growth of existing and new industries, robust supply chains, a large and highly skilled workforce and excellent transport and energy infrastructure.
The Western Australian Government, industry, community and unions have combined to form the Just Transition Working Group, which is working to ensure Collie’s long-term economic prosperity.
With the announcement of the phased retirement of the remaining coal-fired power stations in Collie, the State Government has unveiled a Collie Transition Package worth $547.4 million to support future job creation in the area. This package brings the State Government’s total investment in Collie to over $662 million.
Additionally, approximately $300 million of the funds will be allocated to the decommissioning works of the Muja Power Station and Collie Power Station after their closure. The overall objective of these efforts is to create new, high-quality blue-collar jobs in the Collie region.
The community is proud of its role in promoting Collie’s future and is very supportive of new industries in the region.
State government support
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Supporting local business
Green Steel is committed to supporting the local communities in which it operates, including sourcing goods and services from local businesses wherever possible.
We will require a broad range of goods and services throughout the project development, construction and operational phases of our Collie green steel mill and Mid West DRI mill projects.
If you’re interested in providing services to Green Steel, we’d love to hear from you.
Jobs for the future
Green Steel is fully aligned with Collie’s Just Transition Plan and is working closely with the government, local stakeholders, workers and their representatives to develop and implement an effective, fair and transparent worker training and transition plan that will benefit both workers and GSWA’s operations alike.
Our Collie green steel mill is a $400m investment that will create more than 200 long-term local jobs, 2000 indirect jobs and around 600 jobs in construction.
Permanent roles at the Collie mill will include truck drivers, plant operators, crane operators, electricians, fitter and turners, roll turners, store, safety, environmental, finance, planning, logistics, and engineering, as well as specialist support and administration roles.
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About Us
Green Steel of WA is a 100% Western Australian company with the goal of creating a sustainable steel manufacturing industry for Western Australia.
Green Steel of WA aims to bring true green steel manufacturing to Western Australia in an environmentally sustainable way. A number of trends support Green Steel of WA’s aim including decarbonization/reduced acceptability of existing carbon emissions, increasing availability of scrap steel (especially in countries that have urbanized with steady populations), rapidly reducing renewable energy costs, and emerging technologies that will compete; CCS for blast furnaces, versus hydrogen DRI as the key technology battle.
The company is in the process of developing two projects in Western Australia. The first is a green steel recycling mill using renewable energy in the South West of WA and the second is a green hydrogen-powered facility to produce green steel from iron ore in the Mid-West of WA.
Green Steel of WA is a part-owned subsidiary of Carbon Transition Pathways (Carbon TP) who has entered into a partnership between individuals with strong knowledge and capability in the steel-making, renewable energy and project and program management sector. The company was established in 2022 to develop Western Australia's green steel-making capability taking advantage of WA’s vast renewable energy resources and emerging technologies in steel-making.
Our purpose
Our purpose is to create a sustainable steel manufacturing industry for Western Australia.
We believe that the global transition to green steel presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Western Australia as we truly believe that WA is the best place in the world to produce green steel, a goal that we are 100% committed to achieving.
We are not burdened by having to choose between WA and other states, countries, commodities and industries.
Partnerships
We believe that the only way to achieve this is through industry and government collaboration.
We understand how to and have a proven track record of bringing like minded people and organisations together to achieve a common goal.
We also believe that the opportunity for our state is so large that there would be no losers if we all work together.
Our three-step strategy to create a sustainable steel industry for WA
Deploying globally proven technology to launch WA’s green steel and hydrogen industries.
Collaborating to unlock WA's full green steel and iron potential.
Prove that WA can produce steel
Starting with a 450kTPA green steel recycling mill in Collie, WA
FID late 2024, operational 2026
First steel mill in WA
Build the skills and capabilities and a circular economy for steel in WA
Supporting Collie Just Transition
1000+ jobs, $400M economic contribution
Kick-start WA green steel and hydrogen
2.5MTPA green DRI plant in WA's Mid-West
Operational 2028/29
First DRI plant in Australia
Provide demand certainty for Mid-West hydrogen developers
Create a Mid-West green H2 and steel hub
1000+ jobs, $2.5B economic contribution
Decarbonise the Pilbara
Hundreds of millions of tonnes of Pilbara Green Steel
Future
$400B opportunity creating tens of thousands of jobs
While preventing over 1 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions each year (~2% of global)
Meet the Team
Azlan Ho
Managing Director
Project development and delivery professional with more than 20 years of experience in study, project, program and operations management spanning mining and metals, chemicals and energy.
Bob Cowan
Director/Chief Commercial Officer
More than 30 years of commercial, operational, supply chain, project and engineering management experience in the oil, gas, power and renewable energy industries.
Don Johnston
Non-Executive Director
More than 20 years experience as an advisor and a senior executive in energy and infrastructure. Don’s background in corporate and energy strategy brings a sharp strategic, yet practical mindset to the team.
Raj Aggarwal
Non-Executive Director
Experience public and private proponents developing renewable energy strategy and financing large-scale projects including solar, wind, biomass and waste-to-energy, as well as complex investment/commercial analysis in the oil and gas industry.
Michael Harrison
Chief Legal Counsel
Senior energy, resources and infrastructure partner at various law firms with extensive experience across energy, resources and infrastructure projects and transactions across Asia Pacific.
Max Güldenpfennig
Project Engineering Manager
Chartered electrical engineer with experience across project feasibility, detailed design, construction and commissioning and a record of driving successful technical outcomes.
Very Lim
Commercial and Approvals Manager
More than 10 years experience in local and state government project management specialising in building construction.
Sarah Stanley
Stakeholder and Community Engagement
More than 15 years experience in stakeholder and community relations, as well as leadership roles in local government, community and private sector boards.
Martin Lee
Associate
Extensive commercial experience in oil and gas exploration and development projects, M&A, business development and corporate strategy.
Deirdre Clyne
Associate
Extensive experience in the commercial analysis of oil and gas exploration and development projects, including LNG, M&A valuations and international fiscal contracts.
Mark Thompson
Associate
25 years experience in the oil and gas, process industry and consulting sectors, working in transformational change and operational efficiency programs for top-tier clients in the oil gas and other industrial sectors.
Gorakh Sawant
Analyst
Gorakh has an engineering background with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. He also has a strong interest in the fields of mining, green energy, manufacturing and water systems.