en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Australian Reinforcement Company (ARC) has opened a 2,500-square-meter steel processing and distribution facility in Milperra, Western Sydney, with an annual capacity of 10,000 tonnes of rebar to support residential and commercial construction projects in the region.

The facility will receive rebar products from InfraBuild's manufacturing plants in Rooty Hill, Newcastle, and Melbourne, cutting and bending them according to specific project requirements.

Sean Mannering, Executive General Manager of Distribution and Processing at InfraBuild, stated that the facility will enhance local supply capacity by processing and distributing steel using scrap metal from Western Sydney to serve local customers. Mannering noted that the Milperra plant is one of six ARC distribution facilities in Western Sydney, supplying over 40,000 tonnes of steel to the residential market, with expectations that more than 100,000 new homes will be built in the region over the next five years. Customers choose ARC for its reliable delivery of high-quality products, and the new facility helps ensure reliable, sustainable steel supply to Western Sydney clients.

The company stated that the opening of the plant is part of preparations for the AUD 50 billion infrastructure pipeline in Western Sydney. InfraBuild reported that it currently supports over 600 manufacturing jobs in Western Sydney and plans to expand its steelmaking capacity at the Rooty Hill plant from 680,000 tonnes to 1 million tonnes per year by 2030. Its Western Sydney steelmaking operations use electric arc furnaces to melt 100% recycled Australian scrap steel, a process that InfraBuild claims is 75% less carbon-intensive than traditional coal-fired blast furnaces. ARC stated that the opening of the Milperra plant follows its recently announced investments in Queensland, including facilities in Hemmant and Eagle Farm, aimed at supporting infrastructure projects ahead of the 2032 Olympics.

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