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AQUAPLATE® steel (AQW/AQB), developed by BlueScope, is a laminate consisting of a zinc-coated formable steel and a specially formulated polymer film, designed to meet the AS/NZS 4020:2018 requirements necessary for the storage of drinking water.

Certifies that BlueScope Australian Steel Products Manufacturing operates an Environmental Management System which complies with the requirements of ISO 14001:2015 for the scope outlined on the certificate.

Certifies that BlueScope Australian Steel Products Manufacturing operates a Quality Management System which complies with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 for the scope outlined on the certificate.

DRUMSTOCK® prepainted steel (PKG), designed by BlueScope, specifically for the manufacture of drumstock suitable for storing chemically active materials. The product offers good formability and combines a chemically resistant drum liner with a weather resistant drum outer coating.

Exterior General Articles prepainted steel (XGA), specifically designed by BlueScope to provide a product with outdoor durability and formability.

Exterior Hot Water System prepainted steel (XHW), designed specifically by BlueScope for Hot Water System wrappers.

Exterior Manufactured Articles prepainted steel (XMA), specifically designed by BlueScope to provide a product with outdoor durability and formability.

General Manufactured Articles prepainted steel (GMA), specifically designed by BlueScope to be used for a range of interior general manufactured articles requiring good formability.

Interior Furniture and Shelving prepainted steel (IFS), specifically designed by BlueScope for interior manufactured articles requiring good formability.

Interliner prepainted steel (ITL), designed by BlueScope specifically for indoor panel use in factories and buildings with limited humidity.

Primer Only Material prepainted steel (POM) is designed to be painted after fabrication. This product provides a readily paintable surface with good formability and good adhesion to postpainted topcoats.

ResponsibleSteel™ is the industry’s first global multi-stakeholder standard and certification program. It has been designed to ensure customers, stakeholders and consumers can be confident that the steel they use has been sourced and produced responsibly.

Safety Data Sheet provides information on AQUAPLATE® steel Polymer Coated Steel Strip and Sheet.

Safety Data Sheet for COLORBOND® pre- painted steel Strip and Sheet including: CERAM-A-STAR® 1050 steel (CMS), COLORBOND® COOLMAX® steel (CMX), COLORBOND® INTRAMAX® steel (CRP), COLORBOND® steel for fencing (XFP), COLORBOND® steel for garage doors (XGD), COLORBOND® steel for insulated panels (XIP), COLORBOND® steel for patios and pergolas (XHI), COLORBOND® steel for roofing and walling (XRW), COLORBOND® steel Metallic (MET), COLORBOND® ULTRA steel (ULT), COLORBOND® XPD steel (XPD).

Safety datasheet contains information on DRUMSTOCK® steel strip and sheet.

Safety Data Sheet provides information on Pre-painted steel Strip and Sheet

Safety Data Sheet provides information on Primed Only Pre-painted steel Strip and Sheet.

Sign Writing Panel prepainted steel (SWP) has been specifically designed by BlueScope to provide a durable, mar-resistant, high-gloss product with superior overpaintability for the signwriting industry.

BlueScope provides these guidelines to customers as an input into a customers’ risk assessment process for the storage of steel coil, plate, sheet and long products supplied by BlueScope.

Superior Gloss Articles prepainted steel (SGA) has been designed by BlueScope to provide a durable, mar-resistant, high quality surface for the non-critical interior appliance products.

AQUAPLATE® polymer coated steel has been specifically developed for the fabrication of water tanks and is the only product recommended by BlueScope for this application. AQUAPLATE® steel comprises traditional zinc-coated steel sheet laminated with a polymer film.

This Technical Bulletin discusses the care of BlueScope coated steel products during transport and storage.

This Technical Bulletin discusses the use of flashing materials for exterior BlueScope coated steel sheet.

This Technical Bulletin provides information relating to sealants and their application when used in conjunction with the range of exterior finished steel products produced by BlueScope.

This certificate recognises BlueScope's participation in the worldsteel Climate Action data collection program.