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Whyalla blast furnace permanent shutdown
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KordaMentha told the morning shift that the Whyalla blast furnace had permanently shut, ending a five-month restart effort. About 500 workers and 120 contractors were expected to lose their jobs; the report does not say whether those losses have been implemented.
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Whyalla's Blast Furnace Goes Dark for Good, Taking About 620 Jobs
Administrators told the morning shift on 14 September the furnace will never restart, ending a five-month revival bid and 19 months in administration.
What moved
- Permanent shutdown announced to workers on the morning shift.
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- No verified technical reason why the restart failed.
- No confirmed plan for redundancy, redeployment or remaining site operations.
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Who's involved
Places
- Liberty Primary Steel - Whyalla SteelworksPort Augusta Rd, Whyalla SA 5600, Australia1 report
- WhyallaWhyalla SA 5600, Australia1 report
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- First reported
- Hundreds of workers to lose their jobs at Whyalla steelworks | ABC NEWS · video