The reline will open new job opportunities in the area and allow those currently employed to remain that way.

Submission on behalf of protect our water catchment objecting to the proposal to reline blast furnace number 6.

I support the 6 Blast Furnace Reline - it ensures steel manufacturing is sustained in Australia, creates local jobs and includes environmental upgrades.

This is an exciting project that will provide significant ongoing job security for people working in the Steel industry and related industries, and opportunities for future generations to take part in manufacturing here in the Illawarra. Bluescope has a committed plan to deliver environmental improvements to eventually become net zero Carbon by 2050. Blast Furnace #6 reline will provide a current and reliable technology to bridge Bluescope's operation from the current carbon intensive method to a low carbon / net zero future state. Bluescope has demonstrated committment to future technology through it's collaboration with Rio-Tinto on low-emissions pilot plant to be based at Port Kembla Steelworks, with a hydrogen electrolyser, direct reduction equipment and a melter. These initiatives are all supported by continued profitable operations that will be fundamentally supported by the blast furnace reline.

We believe this will be a great project for the region and the industry

Please find attached a submission from Nathan Spicer, Head of Coal Customers, on behalf of Aurizon.

This Project will help support our business and employees by providing us contract work in service and manufacturing.
The flow on effect would then be beneficial the local economies of Wollongong and Shellharbour.

This project is vital to Australia's ongoing capability to produce steel.
It is breathtaking in scale and will ensure ,and add to, major regional employment opportunities at all levels from advanced engineers, scientists,to tradesperso and operators.
The project brings, from start up, immediate and massive reductions in Greenhouse gas generation and reduces the carbon footprint by about 120,000 tonnes per annum.
Furthermore, the relined furnace will be capable of adopting major advances in carbon footprint reduction, including a second injection lance making injection of hydrogen and hydrogen rich gasses into the furnaces possible, again displacing massive amounts of carbon, esp coal .
This state of the art furnace will be absolutely ready to adapt to breakthrough technologies and advances in green hydrogen production.
The No 6 Reline project is planned in tandem with other major/massive investments by BlueScope in decarbonisation projects.
I am not an employee, nor a contractor with BlueScope,having retired from that company 16 years ago.
This is the most exciting opportunity to cement the current position we in the illawarra enjoy as by far the largest manufacturing site in Australasia.
it is vital to our defence capability, because it locks in this countries capacity, capability and long established expertise in producing steel.
Without this project Australia would import an additional 2million or more tonnes of steel and our downstream manufacturing base will be further emaciated.
From my community links I can attest that the region is buzzing with excitement re this nation building and environmentally beneficial project.