[Whyalla] has the capacity to be a viable operation but it hasn't been recapitalised. It was first built in 1965 and blast furnaces of this age not to be realigned on a frequent basis.
[Whyalla] has the capacity to be a viable operation but it hasn't been recapitalised.
It was first built in 1965 and blast furnaces of this age not to be realigned on a frequent basis.
I actually do agree with Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price when she says that there are serious issues that do need to be discussed.
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[Whyalla] has the capacity to be a viable operation but it hasn't been recapitalised. It was first built in 1965 and blast furnaces of this age not to be realigned on a frequent basis. I actually do agree with Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price when she says that there are serious issues that do need to be discussed.
We need to have the plant recapitalised and that's exactly the plan we have in conjunction with the federal government … if we lose this capacity behind me, this country doesn't have structural steel-making capacity and we can't afford that.
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