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Australia’s Aluminium
Alcoa’s Australian operations make up an integrated aluminium industry which includes mines, refineries, smelters, rolled products plants and a recycling operation – adding value to Australia’s resources at every stage.
Alcoa of Australia operates the mines, refineries and smelters while Alcoa Australia Rolled Products operates the rolled products plants and recycling operations. Together, these two businesses support over 7200 direct jobs – 6200 employees and 1000 full time contractors.
Alcoa of Australia is 60 per cent owned by Alcoa Inc. and 40 per cent by Alumina Limited.
The aluminium production process starts in Western Australia where Alcoa operates the Huntly and Willowdale mines in the Darling Ranges south of Perth, supplying bauxite to Alcoa’s refineries at Kwinana,
Alcoa operates two aluminium smelters in Victoria, at Point Henry in Geelong and Portland. Portland Aluminium is a joint venture with CITIC Resources Australia Pty Ltd and Marubeni Aluminium Australia Pty Ltd.
Our Victorian operations also include a brown coal mine and power station at Anglesea which supply electricity to the Point Henry smelter and rolled products plant.
These operations produced 8.7 million tonnes of alumina and 548,427 tonnes of aluminium in 2007.
This represents almost 50 per cent of Australia’s alumina production and 30 per cent of aluminium production.
Alcoa owns 20 per cent of the Dampier Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline and operates dedicated port facilities in Western Australia and Victoria.
Alcoa Australia Rolled Products has operations at Point Henry in Victoria and Yennora in Western Sydney, producing rolled aluminium products for drink packaging. Alcoa Australia Rolled Products is 100 per cent owned by Alcoa Inc.
The Yennora plant is Australia’s largest aluminium recycling facility.
Alcoa’s other operations in Australia are Alcoa Wheel Products Australia which distributes aluminium truck wheels and Alcoa Fastening Systems Australia which manufactures and distributes specialist fasteners. For more information about Alcoa in Australia  go
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