The NSW Government is the largest purchaser of steel in the nation. In the
past three years, almost 70 per cent of the Government's $26 billion in
construction spending went to New South Wales based suppliers. Australian steel
(7,000 tonnes) was sourced to reinforce tunnels for Sydney Metro Northwest, and
the Pacific Highway Kempsey Bypass project used 400 Australian steel piling
tubes.
The NSW Government has worked closely with the Australian Government to
prevent foreign producers dumping excess steel in Australia. The Australian
Government recently increased duties for dumping steel products.
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