Whyalla steelworks to shed more than 500 jobs as blast furnace shuts permanently
AI Summary- KordaMentha permanently shut Whyalla steelworks' coal-fired blast furnace.
- 1,700 direct workers will fall to roughly 1,200, while about 100 contractors lose jobs.
- Jindal Steel and M Resources remain bidders, with BlueScope Steel retaining a last-offer right.