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CompanyMembersAprimaryroleofourAssociationistobringtogetherSlagProducersProcessorsCustomersSupplierstotheSlagIndustry.Ouractivitiescovertechnicaldevelopmentsplantoperationsandprocesseseducationandpromotion.IfyouwouldlikemoreinformationontheAssociationandhowyoucanbecomeinvolvedsimplycompletetheinformationsectionattheendofthisnewsletter.Currentmembershipisaslisted.PersonalMembersAndersonLGregoryGHanleyPHon.HeatonBHon.HinczakDrIHon.JamesWHon.JonesDEHon.ProsserSDHon.VenourMHon.AustralianSteelMillServicesPtyBISIndustialLogisticsBoralCementLtdBluescopeSteelLtdPortKemblaCementAustraliaConcritePtyLtdHolcimPtyLtdHolcimNZLtdHarscoMetalHoldingsPtyLtdIndependentCementandLimePty.LtdMonashUniversityNewZealandSteelMineralsOneSteelLimitedRoadsandMaritimeServicesSteelCementPty.LtdSwinburneUniversityofTechnologyUniversityofNewcastleUniversityofQueenslandUniversityofWollongongRelatedAssociationsCanadianSlagAssociationNationalSlagAssociationUSNipponSlagAssociationJapanEuropeanSlagAssociationEUSLAGINSIDEROneofSydneyx19smostinnovativeandcontroversialconstructionprojectsisabouttokickoOwithBarangaroo.Siteworkshavebeguninearnestwithconcretecompaniesbeingcalledtosupplyratesandmixdesignsfortheconstructionoftheretentionwall.Thiswallalsoknownasthediaphragmwallwillbetheperimeterofthefuturebasementonsite.Upto15000m3ofconcretewillbeusedandtheconcretewillcontainupto60GGBFSpredominatelytoreduceCO2emissionsbutalsotoprovideasuperiordurableconcreteoOeringmanyyearsofservice.ThiswallwillformawatertightbarriertopreventwaterinNowfromtheharbourandallowdewateringandexcavationfortheconstructionofthesharedbasement.Thismarksthestartofmajorworkandwillcommenceinthenextfewweeks.OveralltherewillbeoverGroundGranulatedSlagtobeneftSydneyLandmarkConstructionproject-BaranagarooSouth450000m3ofconcreteusedoverafouryearperiod.ThemajorityofconcreteusedwillcontainelementsofsustainabilitywithmorethanhalfusingGGBFSandrecycledaggregates.BarangarooisagreatopportunityforallofSydney.JustlikeSydneyachievedwiththeOlympicGamesbackin2000BarangaroowillshowcaseSydneyandthemagicalharbourasthebestcityintheworld.TherevitalisingofBarangarooisaphenomenalprojectandcertainlyoneofthemostsigniMcantforSydneycityintwocenturies.INSIDERwww.asa-inc.org.auconnectionsNOVEMBER1103xaxaxaxa