Industry | Steelmaking |
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Successor | Onesteel |
Founded | 1958 |
Founder | Victor Smorgon |
Defunct | 2007 |
Headquarters | , Australia |
Key people | Graham Smorgon (Chairman) |
Revenue | $3.2 billion (2006) |
$782 million (2006) | |
$264 million (2006) | |
Number of employees | 5,800 (2006) |
Website | www.smorgonsteel.com.au |
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In 1997, Smorgon purchased structural materials Welded Mesh from Leighton Holdings. [2] In December 1998, Smorgon Steel took over Australian National Industries. [3] [4] It was floated on the Australian Securities Exchange in February 1999. [5] [6]
In December 2001, Bradken was sold to Castle Harlan Australian Mezzanine Partners. [7] [8] In 2007 Smorgon Steel merged with OneSteel, with its distribution operations sold to BlueScope. [9]
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