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www.asa-inc.org.auconnectionsAUGSEP1003CompanyMembersAprimaryroleofourAssociationistobringtogetherSlagProducersProcessorsCustomersSupplierstotheSlagIndustry.Ouractivitiescovertechnicaldevelopmentsplantoperationsandprocesseseducationandpromotion.IfyouwouldlikemoreinformationontheAssociationandhowyoucanbecomeinvolvedsimplycompletetheinformationsectionattheendofthisnewsletter.Currentmembershipisaslistedbelow.PersonalMembersAndersonLGregoryGHanleyPHon.HeatonBHon.HinczakDrIHon.JamesWHon.JonesDEHon.ProsserSDHon.VenourMHon.AustralianSteelMillServicesPtyBISIndustialLogisticsBoralCementLtdBluescopeSteelLtdPortKemblaCementAustraliaConcritePtyLtdCSIROHiSmeltLtdHolcimPtyLtdHolcimNZLtdHarscoMetalHoldingsPtyLtdMonashUniversityOneSteelLimitedRoadsTrafcAuthorityofNSWSCESteelstoneSteelCementLtdSteelServLtdNZSwinburneUniversityofTechnologyUniversityofNewcastleUniversityofQueenslandUniversityofWollongongRelatedAssociations-CanadianSlagAssociationNationalSlagAssociationUSNipponSlagAssociationJapanEuropeanSlagAssociationEUSteelFurnaceSlagSFSx13aneconomichardstandconstructionmaterialThePortofPortKemblaNSWhasbecomeadesignatedlocationfortheimportofmotorvehiclesmachineryandequipmentintothestatefollowingtheclosureoftheSydneyfacility.Thishasnecessitatedthedevelopmentofinfrastructureforvehiclereceivalandstoragepriortodespatchtodistributorsandendcustomers.Dependingonthetypeofvehiclesbeingreceivedstoragerequirementsandtheprocessesnecessarybeforedespatchthestoragepadscanbeveryexpensivetoinstall.AssociationmemberSCEgroupinPortKemblademonstratedinnovationpossiblefromtheuseof-10mmsteelfurnaceslagtoconstructalowcostlowmaintenanceselfstabilisingpavementandassociatedbundwalls.Theprojectaimedtoproduceasecurevehiclehardstandareaandperimeterbundwallseconomicallyandwithlowongoingmaintenancecost.Thepavementmaterialwasplacedusingconventionalequipmenttrimmedandcompactedinplaceusingasmooth12tonnerollerwithappropriatewatering.Bundwallsaroundthesitewereformedinplaceandsmoothedoffusingconventionalexcavatorequipment.Selfcementingofthebundwallsallowedtheperimeterfencingtobeinstalleddirectlyintothetopofthewallimprovingthesecurityofthesite.SteelFurnaceSlagx19sselfcementingpropertieshavebeenasignicantbenetfromconstructionthroughtolongtermmaintenance.Thesitehasbeenactivelyusedfor18monthswithverylittleevidenceofwearandwithlowmaintenancecosts.Bundwallsalsoselfcementedafterashortperiodenablingaperimetersecurityfencemountedontopofthewallincreasingthesitesecurity.Boththepropertyownerandthelesseehavebenetedsignicantlyfromtheuseofcompacted-10mmsteelfurnaceslaginthisapplication.SourceJamesDaviesSCEGroupejdaviessce-aust.comSLAGINSIDER