Latest edition - April 2026
Get ready to explore the April 2026 edition of Steel Australia magazine.
Catch up on how ASI members are leading the charge for Australia’s fabrication future. Companies such as NEACH, Structural Challenge, Bowhill Engineering and Cullen Steel are stepping forward to support the Safeguard action and make the case for why it matters.
Celebrate the winners of the 2025 ASI student awards and scholarships, as well as 60 years of COLORBOND® steel in Australian construction.
Get exclusive insights on ASI members, including Shed Homes WA and Molycop.
Contents
- Message from the chair
- Message from the chief executive
- Preparing for payday super
- How Shed Homes WA is reshaping rural housing
- Safeguarding steel: how ASI members are leading the charge for Australia’s fabrication future
- The ASI’s 2025 student awards and scholarships
- Sixty years of prepainted steel: reflecting on the role of COLORBOND®steel in Australian construction
- Brisbane Olympics 2032: local capability
- Why steel is central to Australia’s circular economy
- How Molycop is reshaping Australian steel, mining and rail
A message from the chair
The Safeguard action is not about calling for government hand-outs. It is about bringing attention to, and action against, a major surge in imported steel fabricated structures of a magnitude unseen in our history.
A message from the chief executive
With our local steel industry currently in severe financial distress due to a surge in very low-priced imported fabricated steelwork, it is vital the oversight of all trade measures in Australia is in line with other comparable countries.
Preparing for payday super
The way super payments will be made is changing, with more frequent contributions starting from 1 July. AustralianSuper explains how to get ready now.
Shed thinking, smart living
In a housing market hungry for speed, flexibility and value, Shed Homes WA has found a distinctive niche built on steel, practical design and a sharp understanding of how people actually want to live.
Safeguarding steel
ASI members are leading the charge for Australia’s fabrication future. Companies such as NEACH, Structural Challenge, Bowhill Engineering and Cullen Steel are stepping forward to support the Safeguard action.
ASI’s 2025 student awards and scholarships
The ASI is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 undergraduate steel design awards. Sponsored by the ASI each year, the awards recognise students across the country who have achieved the highest grade in their third-year steel design subjects.
60 years of COLORBOND® steel
In 2026, the Australian steel industry marks sixty years since the introduction of COLORBOND® steel, a milestone that reflects the evolution of locally manufactured prepainted steel products and their role in shaping Australia’s built environment.
Brisbane Olympics 2032: local capability
From primary production to fabrication, detailing, coating, distribution and logistics, the Australian steel supply chain is primed, proven and ready to deliver the infrastructure that Brisbane 2032 demands.
Engineering circularity
Australia’s steel industry has long been defined by its resilience and adaptability. Now it stands at the centre of Australia’s shift to a circular economy that will fundamentally reshape design, construction and material reuse across the entire country.
Progress together
Few industrial names are as tightly woven into Australia’s history as Molycop. Today, Molycop is redefining performance in mining and rail, with advanced process optimisation and digital technologies.
