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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 ...
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 ...
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]
Yarwun, Queensland 3,400 100% Rio Tinto [2] Australia ... Dadco Alumina and Chemicals Ltd, VAW aluminium AG [9] Greece Distomon Alumina 830
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.
It is owned and managed by Gladstone Ports Corporation, [4] which is a statutory corporate body of the Government of Queensland. Major exports include coal, alumina, aluminium, cement products and liquid ammonia. Coal makes up 70% of the total exports from the port. [5] Each year 50 million tonnes of coal passes through the port.
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.
Alumina Limited is an Australian holding company. Spun off from Western Mining Corporation in 2002, its sole asset is a 40% shareholding in Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals . In 2024, Alcoa acquired Alumina for US$2.2 billion.