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CONTENTS1.x1cEditorialx1c2.x1cInmemoryox16thelix16eox16DavidEJones2.MichaelFriedrichprofle3.Finalisationox16theConcreteGuideReview4.ASAwebsiteintroducesnewtwitterx16eed4.OEHWasteandEnvironmentLevyReview5.ANewErax16orBISIndustries5.BlastFurnaceSlagx16orPortKemblaOuterHarbourExpansion6.RobertCignarellaprofle6.CMIC201212CONNECTIONSx1cEDITORIALx1cTEAMConnectionsx1cisx1cpublishedx1cbyx1cASATheAustralasianIronSteelSlagAssociationWollongongNSW2500Phx1c0242258466Fax0242281777Emailinx16oasa-inc.org.auWebx1cwww.asa-inc.org.auPublisherASAinc.Executivex1cDirectorCraigHeidrichEditorDavidE.JonesDesignwww.101design.com.auContributorsx1cEditor-AlisonFitzgeraldMarcSmithMartinVenourJamesHegartyDougProsserDakshBawejaMichaelJohnstonMichaelFriedrichRobertCignarellaConnectionsisaquarterlypublicationwithanonlinecirculationox161500copiesTHISx1cISSUEAswewelcome2012challengesfortheAustralianmanufacturingindustrywilllikelycontinuetowhichthesteelindustryisintegral.ContinuedstrengtheningoftheAUDgloballyweakeconomictradingconditionsanddomesticuncertaintyaroundtheimplicationsfromtheintroductionofthecarbontaxandincreasedgovernmentregulationonindustryarebutsomeofthechallengesahead.Inuncertainoperatingenvironmentthepressurestomaketherightdecisionwillbebasedonuncertainandincompleteinformation.WeshouldalwaysconsiderwhatlearninginsightswecangainwiththebeneBtofhindsightfromexaminingthepast.InthiseditionwelookbackandreCectonthehighlightsofthepasttwenty-twoyearsoftheAustralasianironandsteelSlagAssociationASA.TherehavebeenmanyinvolvedinbuildingthesuccessofourassociationoneinparticularbeingDavidEJones.SadlyDavidpassedaway19thDecember2011aftersuccumbingtocancer.DavidwaschiefeditorofConnectionsandwasalwayseagertomakeeacheditionbetterthanthelast.HehadakeeneyeforscopingnewinnovativestoriesonslagandtrulythrivedoDpromotingitsmanyreuses.ConnectionshadbecomeapersonalreCectionofhiscommitmenttotheslagindustry.DuringmanyofourvisitstoDavidwhilstinhospitalConnectionswasalwaysdiscussed.Duringhislastdayshemanagedtomusterupasinglewhisper-x1cwhathavewegotforthenexteditionofConnectionsx1d.Thiswasaprojectverydeartohisheart.Wewilltakegreatprideincontinuinghislegacywiththesamecreativityandprofessionalismthatheportrayedyearafteryear.NowlookingforwardtotheyearaheadtheassociationwillbeundertakinganumberofnewEditorialprojectsandwillbeinvolvedintheCMIC2012allmakingforabusy2012.InthiseditionAustralianSteelMillServicesASMSsupplyalmost1milliontonnesofuncrushedBlastFurnaceSlagforPortKemblaPortCorporationx19s6hectareOuterHarbourreclamationproject.WithsuchahugeprojectdeliverieswererequiredtobegininAugust2011andallmaterialwillbeinplacebyApril2012.ConcreteGuideReviewconcludedinlate2011resultinginBvenewassociationReferenceDataSheetsRDS.Thesedocumentswillcomplimenttheassociationsx18GuideontheUseofIronandBlastFurnaceSlaginConcretex19publishedin1997.TheASAhasembracedtheworldofsocialmediamarketingwithitsnewesteditiontotheassociationwebsite.ATwitternewsfeednowappearsontherighthandsideofthehomepageandfeaturesregularupdatesofwhatx19snewintheindustry.ThisfeatureisespeciallyconvenientasitdoesnotrequireanymembertohavetheirownTwitteraccounttoreadourupdatesorclickonourlinksitisaccessibletoanyone.Weareveryinterestedtohearallofyourfeedback.httpwww.asa-inc.org.auTherehavebeenindustryupdatesandpeoplechangeswithinsomeofourmembers.BISIndustrieshasadoptedanewbrandnamewhilstMichaelFriedrichandRobertCignarellaarebeginningnewendeavoursintheirrecentrolesandresponsibilitieswithIndependentCementandLimeandASMSrespectively.LastlytheassociationwillbeattendingandmanningadisplayatCMIC2012betweenSeptember19-22.Weareeagertolearnofnewindustrydevelopmentsandlookforwardtoreportingbacktoyouonourexperiences.Volx1c10x1cx1cIssuex1c1x1cx1cAprilx1cx1c2012Firstx1ceverx1c1998x1cx1cConnectionsx1cnewsletterMtx1cProsser
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CONTENTS1.x1cEditorialx1c2.x1cInmemoryox16thelix16eox16DavidEJones2.MichaelFriedrichprofle3.Finalisationox16theConcreteGuideReview4.ASAwebsiteintroducesnewtwitterx16eed4.OEHWasteandEnvironmentLevyReview5.ANewErax16orBISIndustries5.BlastFurnaceSlagx16orPortKemblaOuterHarbourExpansion6.RobertCignarellaprofle6.CMIC201212CONNECTIONSx1cEDITORIALx1cTEAMConnectionsx1cisx1cpublishedx1cbyx1cASATheAustralasianIronSteelSlagAssociationWollongongNSW2500Phx1c0242258466Fax0242281777Emailinx16oasa-inc.org.auWebx1cwww.asa-inc.org.auPublisherASAinc.Executivex1cDirectorCraigHeidrichEditorDavidE.JonesDesignwww.101design.com.auContributorsx1cEditor-AlisonFitzgeraldMarcSmithMartinVenourJamesHegartyDougProsserDakshBawejaMichaelJohnstonMichaelFriedrichRobertCignarellaConnectionsisaquarterlypublicationwithanonlinecirculationox161500copiesTHISx1cISSUEAswewelcome2012challengesfortheAustralianmanufacturingindustrywilllikelycontinuetowhichthesteelindustryisintegral.ContinuedstrengtheningoftheAUDgloballyweakeconomictradingconditionsanddomesticuncertaintyaroundtheimplicationsfromtheintroductionofthecarbontaxandincreasedgovernmentregulationonindustryarebutsomeofthechallengesahead.Inuncertainoperatingenvironmentthepressurestomaketherightdecisionwillbebasedonuncertainandincompleteinformation.WeshouldalwaysconsiderwhatlearninginsightswecangainwiththebeneBtofhindsightfromexaminingthepast.InthiseditionwelookbackandreCectonthehighlightsofthepasttwenty-twoyearsoftheAustralasianironandsteelSlagAssociationASA.TherehavebeenmanyinvolvedinbuildingthesuccessofourassociationoneinparticularbeingDavidEJones.SadlyDavidpassedaway19thDecember2011aftersuccumbingtocancer.DavidwaschiefeditorofConnectionsandwasalwayseagertomakeeacheditionbetterthanthelast.HehadakeeneyeforscopingnewinnovativestoriesonslagandtrulythrivedoDpromotingitsmanyreuses.ConnectionshadbecomeapersonalreCectionofhiscommitmenttotheslagindustry.DuringmanyofourvisitstoDavidwhilstinhospitalConnectionswasalwaysdiscussed.Duringhislastdayshemanagedtomusterupasinglewhisper-x1cwhathavewegotforthenexteditionofConnectionsx1d.Thiswasaprojectverydeartohisheart.Wewilltakegreatprideincontinuinghislegacywiththesamecreativityandprofessionalismthatheportrayedyearafteryear.NowlookingforwardtotheyearaheadtheassociationwillbeundertakinganumberofnewEditorialprojectsandwillbeinvolvedintheCMIC2012allmakingforabusy2012.InthiseditionAustralianSteelMillServicesASMSsupplyalmost1milliontonnesofuncrushedBlastFurnaceSlagforPortKemblaPortCorporationx19s6hectareOuterHarbourreclamationproject.WithsuchahugeprojectdeliverieswererequiredtobegininAugust2011andallmaterialwillbeinplacebyApril2012.ConcreteGuideReviewconcludedinlate2011resultinginBvenewassociationReferenceDataSheetsRDS.Thesedocumentswillcomplimenttheassociationsx18GuideontheUseofIronandBlastFurnaceSlaginConcretex19publishedin1997.TheASAhasembracedtheworldofsocialmediamarketingwithitsnewesteditiontotheassociationwebsite.ATwitternewsfeednowappearsontherighthandsideofthehomepageandfeaturesregularupdatesofwhatx19snewintheindustry.ThisfeatureisespeciallyconvenientasitdoesnotrequireanymembertohavetheirownTwitteraccounttoreadourupdatesorclickonourlinksitisaccessibletoanyone.Weareveryinterestedtohearallofyourfeedback.httpwww.asa-inc.org.auTherehavebeenindustryupdatesandpeoplechangeswithinsomeofourmembers.BISIndustrieshasadoptedanewbrandnamewhilstMichaelFriedrichandRobertCignarellaarebeginningnewendeavoursintheirrecentrolesandresponsibilitieswithIndependentCementandLimeandASMSrespectively.LastlytheassociationwillbeattendingandmanningadisplayatCMIC2012betweenSeptember19-22.Weareeagertolearnofnewindustrydevelopmentsandlookforwardtoreportingbacktoyouonourexperiences.Volx1c10x1cx1cIssuex1c1x1cx1cAprilx1cx1c2012Firstx1ceverx1c1998x1cx1cConnectionsx1cnewsletterMtx1cProsser