Connections - Vol. 18, Issue 1 - June 2018

• Editorial

• Influence of Including Waste Steel Fibre on the Mechanical Properties of Reactive Powder Concrete 3. NSA: Celebrating 100 Years
• The Final Days of the Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living (CRC-LCL)
• UNSW - High Density Breakwater Armour Units
• EU Ranked Behind India and Brazil on Climate Action
• Equipment Manufacturers Stress Compliance with OSHAs Silica Dust Deadline 8. Update: Albion Park Bypass
• Australian Steel Mill Services and Edw.C.Levy Co Centennial Celebrations
• Construction Material Industry Conference 2018
• fib 2018 Congress
• Concrete 2019
• International Stewardship Forum
• World of Concrete 2018
• In Memory: Ed Haber
• Membership Survey Reminder + We need your content asap

Connections - Vol. 17, Issue 2 - November 2017 

• Editorial

• Concrete 2017 - Advances in Concrete Materials and Structures 3. SLN - The Newest Member of the ASA
• Member Employee Profile - Natasha Porteous
• FEHS Institute - Evin Zozan
• Membership Survey Results
• Table 1
• 99th NSA Annual General Meeting
• 9th Euroslag Conference
• #GLOBALSLAG
• Quick Reference Guide 4
• New ASA Headquarters

Connections - Vol. 17, Issue 1 - April 2017

• Editorial

• Bill Bourke: A True Gentleman that will be missed
• Castle Hill Road Upgrade gets the 'Golden Slag' Treatment
• The Spotlight Shines on Catherine Skidmore  
• The Rise and Rise of Geopolymer Concrete
• Geopolymer Handbook - Increasing Confidence, Reducing Risk 
• Sharing 30 Years of 'Slag' Experience with Vietnam 
• Carbon Leakage and Cement Importation 
• CPN26 - Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag and its use in Concrete

Connections - Vol. 16, Issue 2 - October 2016

• Editorial

• Member Profile: Joanne Portella
• Conference: CMIC16
• Appin Road Development 

• Granulated Blast Furnace Slag Grinding Facility in Melbourne 

• Slag at The Rio de Janeiro Olympics 
• CRC-LCL - Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living 
• Foxground and Berry Bypass Updates 
• Jamie North: Moving Mountains 2016 
• Conference Updates 
• Write for Connections

Connections - Vol. 15, Issue 1 - April 2016

• Editorial

• CRC-LCL – Participants Annual Forum 2015
3. Quick Reference Guide: 2 - Chemical Stabilization
• 8th EuroSlag Conference 21st – 23rd October 2015 Voestalpine Stahlwelt Linz, Austria
• Sydney Kingsford-Smith Airport - SE Sector Aprons

• A Few Minutes in the Blast Furnace - Gary Styan

• Procurement of Construction Products 2nd Edition
• No Concrete Solution to Construction Erosion

• Sulfur Based Concrete - Do green men live in green houses?
• Conference: CMIC16
8. Concrete 2017 - Advances in Concrete Materials and Structures
• The ASA Team Continues to Grow
• Membership Survey Reminder
• Write for Connections

Connections - Vol. 14, Issue 1 November 2015

• Editorial 
• Member Employee Profile: Wayne James
• Jamie North: New Exhibition
• Quick Reference Guide: 4 – EAFS
• The Green Giant
• Foxground & Berry Bypass – by Gavin Tory
• Conference Report: Concrete 2015
• Results from the Membership Survey 
• Student Education Initiative
• CRC: Low Carbon Living
• Write for Connections

Connections - Vol. 13, Issue 1 - April 2015

• Editorial
• Five Minutes with Gavin Tory
• Update: Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living (CRC-LCL)
• Jamie Watts for the CRC: LCL
• A Cure for Cancer, in Concrete!
• Quick Reference Guide 4: Electric Arc Furnace Slag (EAFS)
• 3D Printers for Concrete?
• Conference: 10th Global Slag Conference & Exhibition 2014
• Conference: Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials
• Conference: International Concrete Sustainability Conference
• Conference: Concrete 2015
• 25 to Life: The Definition of Slag
• Slag to Win Gold at the Olympics!
• Key Dates for the Year
• We Need Your Content ASAP

Connections - Vol. 12, Issue 2 - December 2014

• Editorial
• Member Employee Profile - Dr Jason Nairn
• Quick Reference Guide 3 - Steel Furnace Slag
• The Earliest Days of Slag in Australia
• Steel Cement Pty Ltd: $60m Upgrade for Slag Grinding Facility
• Project Report: UQ ‘Living Building’ Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living allocates $3.1 million of project funding for next three years
• Project Report: Installation of New Grinding Plant Facilities Project Report: The Northern Road Oran Park Upgrade
• Conference Update: Construction Materials Industry Conference 2014
• Conference: Global Slag 2014: Conference & Exhibition Conference: Concrete 2015: ‘Research into Practice’
• Conference: EUROSLAG: European Slag Conference
• Keep us and your industry colleagues ‘Connected’ with your Company’s activities by sending us an article!

Connections - Vol. 12, Issue 1 - March 2014

• Editorial
• Member Employee Profile - Christopher Jones (Boral Cement)
• Good News Story: Asphalt Aggregate for Use in Sydney Blackspots
• New Member Product: SCE Materials & Recycling ER-MB20 and E-MB20
• Update: CRC for Low Carbon Living
• Update: Roads Guide Review
• Conference: Construction Materials Industry Conference (CMIC) 2014
• Conference: 23rd Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials
• Annual Membership Survey; OUT NOW!
• Connections: Your Association’s Publication

Connections - Vol. 11, Issue 2 - November 2013

• Editorial
• Member Employee Profile - Eliot Weiner (ASMS)
• ASA Quick Reference Guide 1 2013 | Roads Guide Supplement on General Applications
• Update: CRC for Low Carbon Living
• SUCCESS! Recent changes to the NSW EPA General Exemption
• Guide to the Use of Iron and Steel Slag in Roads Review
• A chat with Jaime North
• PIANC Australia Workshop
• USA National Slag Association
• Conference Report: Concrete 2013
• Conference Report: Australian Society of Concrete Pavements (ASCP)

Connections - Vol. 11, Issue 1 - March 2013

• Editorial
• Twitter Reminder
• Euroslag 2013
• Member Profile: Independent Cement & Lime
• Insider - The Road to Going Green in Melbourne
• Whyalla Project- Arrium Limited
• SFS Usage in Agricultural Applications: ASMS Specific Exemption
• Update: CRC for Low Carbon Living
• Concrete 2013: Surf, Sun and Concrete!
• Global Slag Conference, Dubai 2013

Connections - Vol. 10, Issue 2 - November 2012

• Editorial
• What’s in a name?: OneSteel Limited
• Expansion of Port Kembla Update
• Member Profile: Australian Steel Mill Services
• 1 Bligh Street, Sydney (Six-Greenstar High-Rise Building)
• South Nowra Princess Highway Duplication
• Roads Guide Review: Introducing the Quick Reference Guide
• London Olympics 2012 Learning Legacy
• CMIC12 Wrap-Up
• Concrete 2013

Connections - Vol. 10, Issue 1 - April 2012

• Editorial
• In memory of the life of David E Jones
• Michael Friedrich profile
• Finalisation of the Concrete Guide Review
• ASA website introduces new twitter feed
• OEH Waste and Environment Levy Review
• A New Era for BIS Industries
• Blast Furnace Slag for Port Kembla Outer Harbour Expansion
• Robert Cignarella profile
• CMIC 2012

Connections - Vol. 9, Issue 3 - November 2011

• Editorial
• World of Iron and Steel Slag
• National Slag Association (USA)
• Ladle Furnace Slag (LFS) exemption
• Insider - Ground Granulated Slag to beneĀt Sydney Landmark Construction project - Baranagaroo South
• Insider - Port Kembla Port Development benefits from Blast Furnace rock slag properties and availability
• Insider - Melbourne’s Innovative Pixel Building achieves 6 Green stars
• ASA website update
• Helsinki is the venue for the 2011 Global Slag Conference
• Concrete Institute of Australia- Concrete 2011 Conference
• News Briefs - Upcoming Conferences
• No. 6 Blast Furnace in Port Kembla closed
• Retrofitting for Commercial & Environmental Sustainability
• International

Connections - Vol. 9, Issue 2 - July 2011

• Editorial
• ASA Board Changes
• Steel Cement Celebrates 20 years!
• Capturing the Value of Iron and Steel Rock and Sand
• Reference Data Sheet 2 – BF Slag Aggregates, Properties Characteristics and Applications
• Insider - Slag as Select Fill for Port Kembla Port Development
• Insider - Port Kembla Port Development benefits from Blast Furnace rock slag properties and availability
• Insider - Ladle Steel Slag exemption
• Specifying Sustainable Concrete - EcoCem UK
• Revised credit will drive demand for environmentally responsible concrete
• News Briefs - Australasian & International
• Website Revision and the first issue of our E News - Connections combine to increase traffic on the Associations Website

Connections - Vol. 9, Issue 1 - April 2011

• Editorial - Iron and steel slags over time
• Associations website undergoes major revamp
• Association joins in joint project to update standard BD031- Fly ash, slag and amorphous silica
• Newly developed reference data sheet from the ASA
• Insider - The rut resistant performance of slag aggregates in pavements
• Insider - Slag Roadbase case studies
• The regenerative frictional properties of slag aggregate
• Sustainability Victoria Program comes to successful conclusion
• News Briefs - Australasian & International

Connections - Vol. 8, Issue 9 - January 2011

• Editorial - Governor Opens Successful 6th Global Slag Conference and Exhibition - Sydney
• 6th Global Slag Conference a great success
• First international meeting of Slag Associations
• New case study on Low carbon products opportunities in the EAFS supply chain
• Insider - Fire Resistance of Slag Blended Cements
• Insider - A New Integrated Dry Slag Granulation (DSG) and Heat Recovery Process
• What's in a name? - Beyond slag!
• New reference data sheet on aggregates and cementitious products
• News Briefs - Australasian & International

Connections - Vol. 8, Issue 8 - September 2010

• Editorial
• 6th Global Slag Conference and Exhibition comes to Sydney
• Speakers confirmed for Sydney Global Slag Conference
• International slag demand increases as supply declines
• Insider - Steel Furnace Slag – an economic hard stand construction material
• Insider - Steel Furnace Slag Fines utilised for removing phosphorus from tertiary treated effluent at Newcastle
• Association contributes to Sustainability Capacity Building Program in Victoria
• News Briefs - Australasian & International

Connections - Vol. 8, Issue 7 - March/April 2010

• Editorial
• Berry Sports hall wins international recognition
• New opportunities to use Slag Blended Cements (GGBFS) in Queensland
• Global Slag Conference comes to Sydney in November 2010
• Insider - Granulation Capacity increased at Port Kembla Steelworks
• Insider - Road Stabilisation
• ASA Sustainability Project: Building Capacity in the Electric Arc Furnace Slag Supply
• News Briefs - Australasian & International

Connections - Vol. 6, Issue 6 - November/December 2009

• Editorial
• Association thanks Andrew Wilson for his contribution
• Introducing Association Chairman Jim Graham
• National Waste Management Task Force Visits Port Kembla
• Sustainability Capacity Building Program - ASA
• Mix 3 Makes Significant Contribution to Five Island Road Infrastructure
• Don Green (11/9/1947 - 5/5/2009)
• Standards Changes Impacting Industry
• Belgium Hosts the 5th Global Slag Conference and Exhibtion
• Latest Monitoring Program Confirms Consistency of Australasian
• Slag over the Long Term
• News Briefs

Connections - Vol. 6, Issue 5 - May 2009

• Editorial
• Slag Aggregates to be used in Redevelopment of Liverpool Hospital
• Steel Cement Upgrades Mill to meet Demand
• ASMA build new granulator at Port Kembla
• Slag Products contribute to Port Kembla Port Infrastructure Expansion
• Australasian (iron & steel) Slag utilisation in 2007 calendar year.
• Successful Global Slag Conference in turbulent times
• News Brief

Connections - Vol. 5, Issue 4 - November 2008

• Editorial
• Knowledge Transfers Through ASA Conferences
• ASA Technical and E&P Meetings Travel Interstate
• Concrete- A contributor to improving our environment?
• Insider: Slag Blended Cements Improve the Durability of Fire Impacted Concrete Structures
• Insider: Sustainability from the use of Slag Cements
• The 2008 Global Slag Conference and Exhibition
• Concrete Research Forum Attracts Senior Decision Makers
• News Briefs

Connections - Vol. 5, Issue 3 - May 2008

• Editorial: Iron and Steel Slags Rediscovered Resources
• Association pays tribute to late Senator John Button
• Emissions Trading (AETS)
• Association technical meeting focusing on new developments
• Slag Cement for Sydney's desalination Plant
• Ecoblends: Supporting durability and the environment
• New Approach to Slag Processing (Dry Granulation)
• Minister announces Greenhouse reduction timetable
• Hope builds for eco-concrete
• Australasian News
• International News

Connections - Vol. 5, Issue 2 - December 2007

• Editorial: Iron and Steel - Slags Rediscovered Resources
• South Africa - Steel Slag Stabilises Major Highway
• Australian Contingent Attends the 5th Euro Slag Conference Held in Luxembourg
• Slag Products Improve Water Quality
• New Zealand Expands the Use of Slag Aggregates
• The Versatility of Slag Expands in Victoria
• Foundations of Historic Fitz Roy Iron Works Conserved in Mittagong Shopping Centre Car Park
• Australasian News
• International News

Connections - Vol. 5, Issue 1 - June 2007

• Editorial: Sustainability and Slag Conference Hits the Spot
• ASA Conference Chair Sets the Agenda & Bottom Line
• Minister Opens Conference
• RTA Sustainability Focus
• One Man's Waste Another's Treasure
• Slag Aggregate Accepted for Green Credits
• Delegates engage in sustainability workshop sessions
• Australian News
• International News

Connections - Vol. 4, Issue 4 - March 2007

• Editorial: Sustainability Supports the Business Bottom Line
• Federal MP The Hon Bob Baldwin to Open ASA Sustainability and Slag Conference
• Strong Australian Contingent Attends Successful Global Slag Conference in Bangkok
• Sustainability the Big Picture, the Bottom Line and Practice
• Slag Products Help Achieve a Green Star Certification
• Workshop Takes Up Action Agenda Issues
• Australian News
• International News

Connections - Vol. 4, Issue 3 - January 2007

• Editorial: The Climate is Right
• Plan Now: ASA’s Conference 2007
• Ecocem notches up 500,000 tonne of greenhouse gases
• Global Slag Conference
• GGBFS Lowering Greenhouse Gas
• Insider: Steelstone
• Insider: Rouse Hill Takes Shape
• Insider: Company Members
• Low Cost Wall Panels in Brazil
• Technical Resources
• Australian News
• International News

Connections - Vol. 4, Issue 2 - September 2006

• Editorial: Water - The stuff of life
• Iron and Steel Slag Industry
• Plan NOW: ASA’s Conference 2007
• Association Education attract further invitations
• Insider: Rocks Riverside Park
• Insider: Iron and Steel Slag Research
• Insider: Company Members
• Material Classification Data Sheets provide certainty
• News Brief

Connections - Vol. 4, Issue 1 - April 2006

• Industry Leading the Way
• 2007 Conference Planning Well Advanced
• Association Elects chairman and officers at AGM 2006
• MCDS Released
• Insider: Pavements
• Synthetic Aggregates - A Future Path
• Wanted an exceptional Woman- In Construction
• News Brief

Connections - Vol. 3, Issue 6 - January 2006

• Editorial: Information is Key ASA Participates in Concrete 05
• Women, Building a Better Industry
• Overview of the Euroslag Conference
• Insider: 2007 Conference planned
• Insider: SteelServ NZ wins contract for asphalt
• Insider: Cement Industry Action Agenda
• Insider: Slag as water treatment media research agreement

Connections - Vol. 3, Issue 5 - August 2005

• Slag products contributing to the sustainability of the world
• Blast furnace slag cement saving CO² emissions
• Women building a better industry
• Making the Sustainability Value Proposition for Iron andSteel Slag Product
• RBU800 Keeping the Planes Flying
• Slag contributing to the Kiama bypass
• ASA education programs and seminars
• News Brief

Connections - Vol. 3, Issue 4 - May 2005

• Editorial: Conference 2005
• Hewso Team wins ASA Award
• ASA AGM elects officers for 2005
• Conference Presentations
• Slag Insider: Lane Cove Tunnel
• Slag Insider: Ecocem
• Latest Slag Cement Research
• HEWSO Special Presentation
• News Brief

Connections - Vol. 3, Issue 3 - March 2005

• Important Seminar on Slag Products
• Central Location for Assoc. Seminar
• High Performance Cement
• Recycled Concrete Aggregate
• Conference Abstracts
• World of Iron and Steel
• Latest Slag Cement Research
• Holcim Construction Contest
• News Brief

Connections - Vol. 3, Issue 2 - September 2004

• New Direction and New Logo
• Newest Life Member
• Metserv now Multiserv
• Steelstone Mix 3 for Wallahra Peninsula Interchange
• Port Kembla pavement material supplied to 80k
• NZ Steel Melter Slag Filter Bed Sparks interest
• ICL achieves environmental accreditation
• News Brief

Connections - Vol. 3, Issue 1 - April 2004

• ASA AGM
• ‘Green Star’ Ratings
• Victoria Five Star Homes
• NZ Melter Slag helps Environment
• Slag developing Port Kembla Port
• Regeneration of Slag Filter Bed
• News Brief

Connections - Vol. 2, Issue 7 - November 2003

• Slag Road bases: Cost Savers
• Performance of GB Cements in pavement stabilisation
• Versatile Pavements from Illawarra
• Slag stabilisation
• Member Profiles- Andrew Wilson & Joe Fiala<
• Taking the Slag Story on the Road
• News Brief

Connections - Vol. 2, Issue 6 - July 2003

• Slag Association renews itself
• Focusing on the vision
• New Directors guide the future
• Life Membership awards
• Keeping mine roads serviceable
• Slag caring for the environment
• ASA seminars
• ASA Student Award Winner
• ASA Members
• Presentation
• News Brief

Connections - Vol. 2, Issue 5 - March 2003

• High caliber leader…sorely missed
• Students win cash awards
• Iron and Steel Slag use in agriculture
• Geopolymers
• SCM’s- reduce CO2 emission…maybe
• ASA Roads Guide Launched
• Safety and environment workshop
• Slag’s ain’t Slag’s
• News in Brief

Connections - Vol. 2, Issue 4 - February 2002

• Ecocem a concrete success
• Aviation Museum gets off the ground
• Smorgon commercial development
• Blended Slag Pavements- Construction Techniques
• Member profile- South Coast Equipment
• Utilisation increases

Connections - Vol. 2, Issue 3 - September 2001

• Ecocem a boon for the environment
• Independent Cement & Lime
• Second Filter bed for SRC
• Thriving ecosystem built on slag
• BHP (NZ)
• Bond Strength
• Education Awards
• By Product Utilisation

Connections - Vol. 2, Issue 2 - March 2001

• Association recognition of great achievement
• Steelstone Services- The future of slag in the Hunter Region
• Looking for information on slag?
• Independent Cement & Lime
• News in Brief
• New Members

Connections - Vol. 2, Issue 1 - August 2000

• The Sydney Harbour Tunnel-durability a key criteria
• Healthy report stems from regenerated waste site
• News in Brief
• New Members
• Sunstate Cement Ltd.
• Port Kembla Copper Pty Ltd

Connections - Vol. 1, Issue 4 - March 2000

• Call for new code on greenhouse gases
• A guide to the use of steel furnace slag in asphalt and thin bituminous surfacings
• Copper slag aggregates solve local supply problem
• Melbourne Docklands Stadium
• BOS Slag boosting economy

Connections - Vol. 1, Issue 3 - August 1999

• Ecologically sustainable development
• Slag cements- Airport Tunnel
• Concrete 99
• Slag’s ain’t Slag’s
• New granulator at Port Kembla
• Thinking Globally
• Excellence in Concrete
• Book Review

Connections - Vol. 1, Issue 2 - April 1999

• Singapore’s undersea cable tunnel
• What an innings!
• A sensible solution
• New Members
• Chairman’s report
• Political Briefings
• 9th Annual AGM

Connections - Vol. 1, Issue 1 - December 1998

• ASA goes online
• Welcome Peter
• Entertainment Centre
• Olympic success
• Change is inevitable
• Melbourne Sports Centre
• New Members
• Committee Reports