Comsteel is an Australian manufacturer of steel products based in the Newcastle suburb of Waratah.
Comsteel was founded as Commonwealth Steel Products in 1918 by Clyde Engineering, Goninan & Co, Pioneer Spring Co and Ritchie Brothers to manufacture wheels, tyres, axles and steel castings for railway use.
[1] A plant was established in the Newcastle suburb of Waratah with Howard Smith acquiring a shareholding.
[2][3] In 1971, Comsteel was licensed by Midland-Ross to produce couplers, draft gears and freight wagon bogies.
[5] It was included in the 1999 takeover of ANI by Smorgon Steel which in turn was purchased by OneSteel in 2007.