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Basedonapaperby-WorldofIronSteel-Aconstructionmaterialsperspective.-2005-PreparedfortheAustralasianSlagAssociationConferenceHeldatRadissonHotelDarlingHarbourFridayMarch182005-NoteThispaperisavailablefromtheAssociationonLineReferenceLibraryBasedonanarticlebyMikeByrne-ManagingDirector-IndependentCementandLimeVictoriaCapturingtheValueofIronandSteelRockandSandReferenceDataSheet2BFSlagAggregatesPropertiesCharacteristicsandApplicationsSteelCementCelebrates20yearswww.asa-inc.org.au02JULY11GregoryOJonesD.E.NoteSourceconnectionsItiseasytorecognisethatsomemanufacturedproducthasvaluesincethatistheprimaryfocusofthemanufacturingenterprise.Formanyorganisationsitisonlyinmorerecenttimesthattheoffcutscoproductsorbyproductsrepresentanopportunityratherthansimplyadisposalcost.AtadeeplevelthishasbeenpartofthestorysurroundingIronandsteelslagproducts.ThegraphicrstpresentedatanAssociationConferenceinSydneyin2005showstheusesofironandsteelmakingslagsandthedevelopmentpathtoextractingvalue.ForIronfurnaceslagtheRomansmadethediscoverythatcastingitintoblockscouldformroadsakeypartofthedevelopmentandmaintenanceoftheRomanEmpire.Todaytheuseofrockslaginroadstendstotaketheformofengineeringdesignedpavementsthataimatproducingspecicstiffnessorloadbearingcapabilities.ModernslagpavementscanThesecondofveinthecurrentseriesofdatasheetsbeingproducedinthe2010-2011periodhasnowbeenpublishedandisavailablefordownloadontheASAwebsitehttpwww.asa-inc.orgreference-data-sheets.php.ThismaterialoriginallyformedpartofabookletAguidetotheuseofironblastfurnaceslagincementandconcrete.WhilststillavailableinitsoriginalbookletformtheAssociationhastakentheviewthatreviewingthismaterialandpublishingaseriesbeblendsofdifferentslagtypesalongwithotherbindersandnestoimparttherequiredmechanicalanddurabilityproperties.RoadpavementsareamidrangevaluecaptureforIronandSteelRockandSand.Thehighervaluescomefromgranulationandgrindingofblastfurnaceslag.HerethecementitiouspropertiesarereleasedenablingaportionofthePortlandcementusedinconcretetobereplaced.ThishastheaddedbenetofreducingtheCO2efootprintofthestructureaswellascontributingtoitsdurability.ThispaperisavailablefromtheAssociationonLineReferenceLibraryGregoryOJonesD.E.WorldofIronSteel-Aconstructionmaterialsperspective.2005-PreparedfortheAustralasianSlagAssociationConferenceHeldatRadissonHotelDarlingHarbourFridayMarch182005ofdatasheetsmakesformoreeconomicandfasterturnaround.Italsoensuresthateachdatasheetpresentsthelatestthinkingfromourresearchandexperiencebase.Thismeanswecanmaintaincurrentinformationandhaveitreadilyassessable.21stMarch2011wasthe20thanniversaryofthefoundingofSteelCement.TheveryformationofSteelCementisitselfastoryworthtelling.ThefoundersofIndependentCementwerewellinformedontheusefulnessofgroundslagasacementreplacement.WithgreatforesightdeterminationandcouragetheyagreedtobuildagrindingmillatPortMelbourne.ThedecisiontobuildamillwassubjecttoacquiringgranulatedslagfromBHPatNewcastle.ThiscoincidedwithBHPatNewcastlelookingtoexpanditsoptionsfortheuseofBlastFurnaceslagfromitssite.ThedecisiontogranulatewasbasedBHPsdesiretocapturetheincreasedvaluethatGranulateofferedoverrockslag.ThecontractenteredintowithSteelCementBHPaddedgreatervalueforthegranulateandpresentedSteelCementwithaverylargequantityofgranulatetobesoldasroadbaseintheHunterorshippedtothemillatPortMelbourne.TheJapanesecompanyUBEIndustriesbecameashareholderandsuppliedthemodernverticalrollermill.TheJapanesepersonnelworkedalongsideSteelCementscontractorsandstaffthatincludedAlanDowPhilIrelandAlfFrommerWayneTuddenhamDaveLambrick.TheformerhavemanygreatmemoriesoftheirtimeinMelbourneandseveralrecentlyvisitedfora20thanniversarydinner.FollowingtheopeningoftheplantthemarketforcementinVictoriacollapsedandthecompanystruggledthroughamostdifcultera.LossesmountedandtheeffortstomeetSteelCementsobligationstoremovegranulateprovedonerous.AshiploadwasevenstoredintheMountainViewQuarryBarroGroupatPointWilson.DespitetheirdifcultiesBHPsupportedtheeffortsofSteelCementtostickitout.Theshareholdersdidtheirbesttosupporttheuseofgroundslagintheirconcrete.Whatisnowaneverydayeventintheuseofslagwasnotsointheearly1990sasSteelCementandICLpioneereditsuseinVictoria.OvertheyearstheownershipstructurechangedwiththepioneersDavidNoonanandKenWilleyscompaniessellingandlaterUbeIndustries.ThecompanynallybecamethewhollyownedsubsidiaryofIndependentCementbythena5050partnershipbetweentheBarroGroupandAdelaideBrightonCement.ThecurrentsuccessofSteelCementisatestimonytotheforesightofitsfoundersparticularlyDavidNoonanthecourageofitsshareholdersthemanagementandstaffwhohavemaintainedthefacilityandtheverygreatworkinthepromotionofitsoutput.ItisnowanintegralpartofIndependentCementandwhilstitfacessomeinterestingdecisionsoverthenextfewyearsitscurrentsuccessisjustrewardtoallthoseassociatedwiththecompanyoverthe20years.