More than 500 jobs gone as Whyalla Steelworks closes blast furnace
AustraliaWhat to know
- Hundreds of workers will lose their jobs due to a decision to permanently shut down the blast furnace at South Australia’s Whyalla steelworks.S1S2
- Redundancies have been announced for workers at a major Australian steelworks, with a decision made to pull the plug on a blast furnace built in the 1960s.S3
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More than 500 jobs gone as Whyalla Steelworks closes blast furnace
Hundreds of workers will lose their jobs due to a decision to permanently shut down the blast furnace at South Australia’s Whyalla steelworks.
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Jobs gone as smelter blast furnace snuffed out for good
Redundancies have been announced for workers at a major Australian steelworks, with a decision made to pull the plug on a blast furnace built in the 1960s.
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Published Sep 14, 2026
What to know
- Hundreds of workers will lose their jobs due to a decision to permanently shut down the blast furnace at South Australia’s Whyalla steelworks.S1S2
- Redundancies have been announced for workers at a major Australian steelworks, with a decision made to pull the plug on a blast furnace built in the 1960s.S3
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