Smorgon Steel was an Australian steel manufacturing company. It was the last remaining part of Smorgon Consolidated Industries, founded in 1958 by Victor Smorgon, member of the Smorgon family.[1]
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,[9] with its distribution operations sold to BlueScope.[10]
References
- Pridham Holdings Limited v Smorgon Consolidated Industries Pty Ltd Company Histories, Smorgon Consolidated Industries, 1974^
- Smorgon Steel boosts stocks Australian Financial Review 17 April 1997^
- Smorgon Steel now Set to Acquire 100% of ANI Smorgon Steel 29 January 1999^
- Smorgon Steel Offer $1.10 All Cash Alternative for ANI Smorgon Steel 17 December 1998^
- Smorgon goes public after ANI acquisition Metal Bulletin 21 February 1999^
- Smorgon Steel enters an exciting new era Smorgon Steel 3 February 1999^
- Smorgon Steel Completes Sale of Bradken Resources Division Smorgon Steel 24 December 2001^
- Smorgon Offloads Bradken in $185 Million Buyout Railway Digest December 2001 page 7^
- Vale to a true mensch: Victor Smorgon Australian Jewish News, 2009-07-10, retrieved 2026-02-06^
- OneSteel, Smorgon Steel and BlueScope Steel finalise agreement Smorgon Steel 5 April 2007^