Alter Steel selects Danieli for new, green steel mill in Australia

Alter Steel selected Danieli to supply technology and equipment for its new steelmaking facility in Pinkenba, Queensland, Australia.

The project will leverage Danieli MIDA QLP – Quality Long Product – technology and will incorporate the Digimelter and Q-One power feeder for sustainable electric steelmaking. The plant will produce 500,000 tons per year of high-quality reinforcing bar, wirerod, hot-rolled mesh, spooled coil and bar, all from a single site.

Fully compatible with renewable energy sources, the Digimelter will achieve CO₂ emissions of just 0.37 tons per ton of steel, an 80% reduction compared to traditional blast furnaces.

Furthermore, the MIDA QLP endless casting-rolling process eliminates billet reheating, cutting energy use by up to 75% compared to conventional mills. The finished products are delivered in under two hours, in precision-aligned, tangle-free bundles for optimized downstream processing.

The facility is scheduled to be completed by late 2027, and will be the first, greenfield steel mill built in Australia in over 40 years.

The project will support local demand for construction-grade products with 100% Australian scrap-sourced materials.