Mike Baird urged to buy local steel to keep Bluescope alive: BIS Shrapnel report shows local procurement works

By Anna Patty, Workplace Editor
Updated October 8 2015 - 1:13am, first published 12:15am
The state government is being urged to take action to protect the Port Kembla steelworks. Photo: Peter Braig
The state government is being urged to take action to protect the Port Kembla steelworks. Photo: Peter Braig

Premier Mike Baird has been urged to use NSW steel for the state's future infrastructure projects in response to a new report that shows a local procurement policy could help save the Illawarra steel industry.