Queensland Alumina Limited

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Queensland Alumina Limited
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The refinery in 2008
Queensland Alumina Limited
OperatedSince 1967 (1967)
Location Gladstone, Queensland
Coordinates 23°52′1″S151°17′25″E / 23.86694°S 151.29028°E / -23.86694; 151.29028
Industry Alumina refinery
Owner(s) Rio Tinto Alcan (80%)
Rusal (20%)

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.

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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 alumina a year. In 1981 the output was at a quarterly basis over 600,000 tonnes per quarter. [5]

At times of lower demand, operations have been altered. [6] [7] Subsequent rises in demand have seen expansion in output and employment. [8]

QAL has been operated by a range of consortium partners of international aluminium producers over time. Comalco brought in to the consortium in 1969. [9] In 1982 it was owned Comalco (30.3%), Kaiser Aluminum (28.3%), Alcan (21.4%), and Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann (20%). [10]

Since April 2005, it has been owned by Rio Tinto Alcan (80%) and Rusal (20%). [11] In September 2017 the QAL celebrated 50 years of operation. [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Q. Alumina refinery to be world's biggest". The Canberra Times . Vol. 43, no. 12, 265. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 March 1969. p. 15. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Queensland Alumina's ' output up to 2.4m tonnes". The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 539. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 January 1981. p. 19. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "£52 Million Alumina Plant Plan". The Canberra Times . Vol. 38, no. 10, 885. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 June 1964. p. 3. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Queensland Alumina Ltd (1967), Queensland Alumina : official opening procedure, August 1967, Thursday August 3 - Friday August 4, Gladstone, Qld. Queensland Alumina, archived from the original on 16 October 2022, retrieved 13 October 2017
  5. ↑ "Alumina record". The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 721. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 July 1981. p. 27. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Alumina troubles not long term". The Canberra Times . Vol. 46, no. 13, 019. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 January 1972. p. 19. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Alumina shut-down". The Canberra Times . Vol. 56, no. 17, 031. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 May 1982. p. 20. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Alumina plant to lift output". The Canberra Times . Vol. 57, no. 17, 421. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 June 1983. p. 13. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Comalco gains interest in Q'ld Alumina". The Canberra Times . Vol. 44, no. 12, 457. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 November 1969. p. 22. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Alumina shut-down". The Canberra Times . Vol. 56, no. 17, 031. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 May 1982. p. 20. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ In the aluminium power play, water works Archived 16 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Age 23 April 2005
  12. ↑ Christine Mckee, (13 September 2017), QAL celebrates 50 years in Gladstone, The Observer (Gladstone) Archived 13 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 13 October 2017
  13. ↑ Queensland Alumina Limited (1975), Queensland Alumina : the giant that never sleeps, the Company, archived from the original on 19 October 2022, retrieved 13 October 2017

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