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Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) is one of the largest alumina refineries by alumina production capacity in the world, [1] [2] located in Parsons Point, South Trees, Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. The refinery was planned in 1964 [ 3 ] and has been operating since 1967, [ 4 ] the refinery has a capacity to produce 3.95 million tonnes of ...
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The first obligation was fulfilled in 1967 when a consortium by the company commenced operation of the Queensland Alumina Ltd. Gladstone refinery. The economics of establishing a smelter improved dramatically after the discovery within Queensland of a number of new coal fields in the Bowen basin. In 1972 Comalco entered into further agreements ...
It mines and manufactures bauxite, alumina and primary aluminium. Rio Tinto Aluminium is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto Group and provides about 20% of Australia's total production of bauxite, 8% of its alumina and 24% of its primary aluminium. In 2002, Rio Tinto Aluminium earned US$256 million for its shareholder Rio Tinto.
Also in 2005, RUSAL completed the acquisition of a 20% equity interest in one of the world's largest alumina refineries in terms of production capacity, Queensland Alumina Limited, located in Queensland, Australia. [18] Furthermore, Rusal purchased assets of a cathode plant in Lingshi County of Shanxi Province, China. [19]
The suburb is used only for industrial purposes. In the Parsons Point area is the Queensland Alumina Limited refinery with a footprint of 80 hectares (200 acres) of a 3,050-hectare (7,500-acre) site. There is a causeway bridge from Parsons Point to South Trees Island where the refinery's wharf and storage facility is located. [3] [4]
The alumina refinery is capable of producing 3.4 million tonnes of alumina each year and employs over 700 people. [14]Orica operates an ammonium nitrate plant at Reid Road; it produces over 500,000 tonnes per year for use in the mining industry in Australia and overseas.
One of the largest alumina refineries in the world, Queensland Alumina, was built at Gladstone in 1967. [27] Bauxite for the refinery is transported from Weipa to Gladstone via sea. [22] Also located here is Australia's largest aluminium smelter, Boyne Smelters. [27]