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Perdaman Urea Project

Project
Proponent: 
Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers Pty Ltd intends to construct and operate a urea plant with a production capacity of approximately 2 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) on Sites C and F within the Burrup Strategic Industrial Area (SIA) on the Burrup Peninsula. Both sites are located adjacent to the Murujuga National Park.

The EPA considered the Study of the Cumulative Impacts of Air Emissions in the Murujuga Airshed in its assessment of the Perdaman Urea Project.

Proposal Content Document: 
PDF icon Proposal Content Document MS1180_15 August 2025.pdf
Assessment Number: 
2184
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Industrial
Last updated: 
August 18, 2025
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Comment on this referral: 
Perdaman Urea Project
Comment period: 
Wednesday, 14 November, 2018 to Tuesday, 20 November, 2018
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Information on the Perdaman Urea Project
PDF icon Third Party Referral for the Perdaman Urea Project.pdf
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Perdaman Urea Project
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Coastal Processes
Marine Environmental Quality
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Date published: 
Monday, 3 December, 2018
3. Assessment
Scoping
Environmental scoping document for public comment: 
PDF icon CMS17373 - Draft ESD
Public comment on Environmental Scoping Document: 
Wednesday, 5 June, 2019 to Wednesday, 19 June, 2019
Comment on this ESD: 
Perdaman Urea Project – Environmental Scoping Document
Environmental scoping document: 
PDF icon CMS17373 - Final ESD - Approved 220719
Approved: 
Monday, 22 July, 2019
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 30 March, 2020 to Monday, 22 June, 2020
Make a submission: 
Perdaman Urea Project - Public Environmental Review
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon Environmental Review Document.pdf
PDF icon Figure 1_RegionalLocation.pdf
PDF icon Figure 2_DevelopmentEnvelopeIndicativeInfrastructure.pdf
PDF icon Figure 3_PreliminaryPlantLayout.pdf
PDF icon Figure 4_Causeway design.pdf
PDF icon Figure 5_Water_Balance_Flowsheet.pdf
PDF icon Figure 6_Site C_stormwater flow.pdf
PDF icon Figure 7_Site F_stormwater flow.pdf
PDF icon Appendix B - Biological Survey.pdf
PDF icon Appendix B - EPBC_ProtectedSp_10kmBuffer.pdf
PDF icon Appendix C - Marine Fauna Desktop Assessment.pdf
PDF icon Appendix D - Air Quality Impact Assessment.pdf
PDF icon Appendix E - Greenhouse Gas Assessment.pdf
PDF icon Appendix F - Environmental Noise Assessment.pdf
PDF icon Appendix G - Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment.pdf
PDF icon Appendix H - Traffic Impact Assessment.pdf
PDF icon Appendix I - Community Consultation.pdf
PDF icon Appendix J - Project Correspondence_5 March 2019_190305112100.pdf
PDF icon Appendix J - Project Correspondence_2019-11-25 Letter to Dr Tom Hatton - MAC Support for Project Destiny and the EIA Process.pdf
PDF icon Appendix J - Project Correspondence_Perdaman letter 29 Jan 2020 - Water Corporation clarifications for Perdaman ERD.pdf
PDF icon Appendix J - Project Correspondence_Perdaman-Murujuga-sign-Burrup-plant-agreement-Business-News.pdf
PDF icon Appendix J - Project Correspondence_WaterCorp to Perdaman_letter_25 February 2019.pdf
PDF icon Appendix J - Project Correspondence_WaterCorp to Perdaman_signed_letter_of_intention_5 Oct 2018.pdf
PDF icon Appendix K - Management Plans_01 Project Environmental MP Rev A.pdf
PDF icon Appendix K - Management Plans_02 Surface Water MP Rev A.pdf
PDF icon Appendix K - Management Plans_03 Weed MP Rev A.pdf
PDF icon Appendix K - Management Plans_04 Emerg Resp MP Rev A.pdf
PDF icon Appendix K - Management Plans_05 Threatened Spp MP Rev A.pdf
PDF icon Appendix K - Management Plans_06 Fauna MP Rev A.pdf
PDF icon Appendix K - Management Plans_07 Flora MP Rev A.pdf
PDF icon Appendix K - Management Plans_08 Aboriginal Herit MP Rev D.pdf
PDF icon Appendix K - Management Plans_09 Air Qal GHG MP Ver1.pdf
PDF icon Appendix L - Review of Technology.pdf
PDF icon Appendix M - PCF Environmental Policies PCF Greenhouse Policy.pdf
PDF icon Appendix M - PCF Environmental Policy.pdf
Date Published (Environmental Review documentation): 
March 30, 2020
Proponent response to submissions: 
PDF icon Response to Submissions - Final - 21 April 2021.pdf
PDF icon Environmental Offsets Report - 18 March 2021 - Appendix V.pdf
PDF icon Air Quality Management Plan.pdf
PDF icon Emergency Response Management Plan.pdf
PDF icon Fauna Management Plan.pdf
PDF icon Flora Management Plan.pdf
PDF icon Greenhouse Gas Management Plan.pdf
PDF icon Heritage Management Plan.pdf
PDF icon Pest Management Plan.pdf
PDF icon Project Environmental Management Plan.pdf
PDF icon Solid and Liquid Waste Management Plan.pdf
PDF icon Surface Water Management Plan.pdf
PDF icon Threatened Species Management Plan.pdf
PDF icon Weed Management Plan.pdf
Date published (Proponent response to submissions): 
September 6, 2021
Change to proposal during assessment under s. 43A
s. 43A notice: 
PDF icon CMS17373-s43A Notice-200320.pdf
PDF icon CMS17373-S43A Notice-100221.pdf
PDF icon CMS17373-S43A Notice-130521
Date of approval s. 43A: 
Thu, 13/05/2021
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1705
EPA Report: 
PDF icon EPA Report 1705 - Perdaman Urea Project - assessment report
Key Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Coastal Processes
Marine Environmental Quality
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Inland Waters
Date published: 
Monday, 6 September, 2021
Appeals close: 
Monday, 20 September, 2021
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Monday, 24 January, 2022
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Statement 1180.pdf
Post-assessment changes
Section 46 inquiry: 
Perdaman Urea Project (s46) [2490]
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Ministerial Statement 1180 - Increase in the Urea Formaldehyde storage capacity from 436 metres cubed (m3) to 448m3 to account for transition from urea formaldehyde (UF) 85 to UF 80. • Change in the Oxides of Nitrogen emission rate from 319 tonnes per annum (tpa) to 350 tpa (averaged) from power generation and fired heater. • Change in maximum extent or range of power generation limits from 100 megawatt electric (MWe) to 101 MWe capacity and installed solar capacity from 3.5 MWe to 5 MWe capacity. • Inclusion of power generation (installed solar) for laydown area (Site F). • Change in the physical element of Utility Block (Site C) to Utility Block (Site C and F). • Change in disturbance footprint in the conveyor route. • Update to figures to define disturbance footprint within the conveyor route. • Proponent updates to the ‘Proposal Content Document’, as amended by the change to proposal under s.43A on 20 March 2020, 10 February 2021 and 13 May 2021 to reflect the amendment approved under s.45C on 21 January 2025. • Change to implementation condition 5-3(3) to include collisions with infrastructure.

Change to conditions approved under s. 45c on 21 January 2025.

Attachment 2 to Ministerial Statement 1180 -

Changes:
• Increase of the development envelope of 0.02 hectares (ha) at Site C and Site F to allow for foundation works to occur to stabilise the Transfer Tower (TT-005) along the existing urea Conveyor Route SP05.
• Increase in the disturbance footprint of 0.11 ha at Site C and Site F to allow for the expansion of on/off ramps and the construction of a tie-in point to an external gas supply pipeline.
• Replace the proposal description to reference a Proposal Content Document dated 14 August 2025 to reflect the amendment as approved under s.45C on 18 August 2025.
• Replace condition 1-1 to reflect the amended development envelope and disturbance footprint extents.
• Replace figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 to reflect the amended development envelope and disturbance footprint.

Change to conditions approved under s. 45c on 18 August 2025.

Attachments: 
PDF icon Attachement 1 - Notice and Summary of Reasons.pdf
PDF icon Attachment 2 - Notice.pdf
Date of approval s. 45C: 
Tuesday, 21 January, 2025
Monday, 18 August, 2025

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/perdaman-urea-project