Arrium
Arrium is an ASX listed international mining and materials company with sales revenue for the 2013 financial year of $6.841 billion, and approximately 10,000 employees.
History
The company was spun out from BHP Billiton in 2000 as OneSteel when it was almost entirely a domestically focussed steel manufacturer and distributor. The Whyalla steelworks, harbor and associated iron ore mining operations along the Middleback Range in South Australia were among its principle assets. The company subsequently focussed on growing its resource based businesses and now has significant mining and mining consumables businesses, as well as its steel and recycling business.
In June 2006, an agreement was announced under which OneSteel would buy out scrap metal company Smorgon Steel for $USD 1.2 billion. However, concerns by the Australian competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) resulted in significant delays in this process, as did concerns from Australian construction industry trade unions regarding possible job losses from the merger of the two operations. The merger was completed in August 2007.
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It's You
by: Annie StelaSo when we all took our first breath
We line up in a row outside
And passed around a cigarette
Just babies squinting up at the street light
Whispering about what's coming next
And you said
"Just say you will,
Just say you will."
You will, you will.
Ohhh, I may be young
But I know when I love someone
When I love someone
You said, "Ohh I may be young"
But I know when I love someone
When I love someone
And it's you
Our ankles intertwine
And then your hands are a beginning to my body's end
We kicked our shoes off and laid down in the grassy lawn
Still new enough to play pretend
And you said
"Just say you will,
Just say you will."
You will, you will.
Ohhh, I may be young
But I know when I love someone
When I love someone
You said, "Ohh I may be young"
But I know when I love someone
When I love someone
And it's you
Oh, it's you
Why did I choose these mistakes?
These mistakes to make
Because it's you
Oh, it's you
It never changed for me
It will always be...
Ohhh, I may be young
But I know when I love someone
When I love someone...
Ohhh, I may be young
But I know when I love someone
When I love someone
And it's you
Oh, it's you
Oh, it's you