Wagerup Unit Three refinery expansion
Background
In response to increasing world alumina demand, Alcoa seeks to grow the capacity and efficiency of our Wagerup refinery. Alcoa places a strong emphasis on ensuring this growth project occurs within a sustainable framework with meaningful economic, social and environmental dividends. We want our presence and our future growth to strengthen the communities in which we operate and help them to become more vibrant and sustainable.
It is expected the Wagerup Three expansion will create more than 1500 construction jobs as well as 3000 direct and indirect jobs, including 260 new permanent Alcoa positions.
Managing Director Wayne Osborn said regional businesses and communities would also reap the benefits of increased local spending. Mr Osborn said the Wagerup refinery already spends over A$40 million a year with businesses in the local area and this will rise sharply.
“The Wagerup expansion would also provide over A$11 million a year in extra State Government revenue and around A$17 billion additional export revenue over the project life.”
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How aluminium is made
Alcoa mines bauxite in the Darling Range of WA. The bauxite ore is processed by mixing it with caustic soda, and pressure heated to extract alumina in the form of fine white powder. Alumina is shipped to aluminium smelters in Victoria and exported around the world. The alumina is smelted at very high temperatures when an electric current is passed through it to produce aluminium.
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