Proposed ammonia - urea plant, Kwinana

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Proposed ammonia - urea plant, Kwinana

Project

Proponent:

CSBP and Farmers Ltd Norsk Hydro AS

Proposal description:

The proposal is to establish a $450 million ammonia/urea facility in the Kwinana industrial area which will produce 500 000 tonnes per annum (t/a) of ammonia . Approximately half of this ammonia is proposed to be utilised to manufacture 430 000 t/a of urea. The proposal calls for the storage of 30 000 tonnes of ammonia. The bulk of the finished product is proposed to be exported.

Assessment Number:

20

Region:

Referred under EP Act:

s38

Industry sector:

Last updated:

August 2, 1988

Current Status:

Ministerial Statement published

Ministerial Statement published

1. Referral

Referral documentation:

Notice of Intent

2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal

Chair's Determination:

Environmental Review and Management Programme (ERMP)

3. Assessment

Environmental Review

Public submissions:

Saturday, 4 July, 1987 to Friday, 11 September, 1987

Environmental Review documentation:

ERMP preliminary risk analysis

4. EPA Report on assessment

EPA Report Number:

309

EPA Report:

Proposed ammonia-urea plant at Kwinana

Date published:

Sunday, 1 November, 1987

5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal

Ministerial Statement

Date of approval:

Tuesday, 2 August, 1988

Ministerial Statement:

Ministerial Statement 34

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