Gladstone Steel Making Facility

Project overview*

EIS status EIS active
Description Integrated steel making plant - to be developed in two stages, each yielding 2.5 million tonnes per annum of steel products.
Proponent Boulder Steel Ltd
Location/s Aldoga Precinct, Gladstone State Development Area, central Queensland. Map
Local government/s Gladstone Regional Council
Investment $2 billion
Key features
  • steel plant, incorporating blast furnace/basic oxygen furnace technology
  • associated infrastructure, including a power station
Expected completion Not available
Jobs
  • 3000 (construction)
  • 1150 (operational)

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

Date Activity
Pending Finalisation of EIS by project proponent.
23 November 2009 Terms of reference for EIS (PDF, 781 KB) released.
29 August 2009 to
12 October 2009 		Public consultation on draft terms of reference for EIS.
23 June 2009 Project not deemed a ‘controlled action’ by federal environment minister
3 April 2009 Gazettal of ‘significant project’ declaration
6 March 2009 Project referred to federal environment minister
11 November 2008 Application, including initial advice statement (PDF, 853 KB), submitted.

Read more about the EIS process.

Power station

Waste gases and thermal energy from the steel-making process will be sent to a cogeneration power station for conversion to 'green' power.

Stanwell Corporation is studying the feasibility of establishing the power station adjacent to the steel-plant site.

Media releases

Further information

For more information, visit the Gladstone Steel Project website.

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.