| 05/02/2007 | ACCC commenced review under the Merger Review Process Guidelines. |
| 07/02/2007 | ACCC requested further information from OneSteel. |
| 14/02/2007 | ACCC received requested information from OneSteel. |
| 16/02/2007 | Market inquiries commence. |
| 01/03/2007 | Closing date for submissions from interested parties. |
| 20/03/2007 | At the request of OneSteel, the announcement of the ACCC's decision has been delayed. |
| 10/04/2007 | Request for informal clearance withdrawn. OneSteel has requested informal clearance for an acquisition of Smorgon Steel Group Limited except for the Smorgon distribution business. The ACCC will conduct a separate assessment of this proposal. Details of this assessment can be found under 'Public informal merger clearances under consideration'. |
