ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY AND TRADE – WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Alcoa set to announce Kwinana refinery closure

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Original article by Cecilia Jamasmie
Mining.com – Page: Online : 9-Jan-24

Aluminum producer Alcoa is set to announce plams for its Kwinana alumina refinery in Western Australia, with closure of the facility reported as the most likely option. Kwinana has been operating for around 60 years, and has the capacity to produce around 2.2 million tonnes a year. Its closure would result in the loss of almost 1,200 jobs, although some workers could be deployed to its two other refineries in the region and to Alcoa’s two mines in the south-west of WA.

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ALCOA INCORPORATED

WA Government won’t stand in way of South32 coal imports

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Original article by Sean Smith
The West Australian – Page: Online : 16-Sep-22

South32 uses coal supplied by Griffin Coal to help generate steam used to make alumina at its Worsley refinery in Western Australia. Griffin is having trouble meeting its supply contracts for Worsley and the Bluewaters Power plant, and was placed into administration by its bankers in the week commencing 12 September. South32 has indicated it plans to import some of Worsley’s coal needs until domestic supplies can resume, and WA Energy Minister Bill Johnston has indicated he will not stand in its way. His comments are in contrast to those made by him in 2019 when he indicated the WA government would not allow coal imports.

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SOUTH32 LIMITED – ASX S32, THE GRIFFIN COAL MINING COMPANY PTY LTD