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Expansion of Existing Titanium Dioxide Pigment Facility to 195,000 tpa, Kemerton Industrial Park

Project
Proponent: 
Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd
Proposal description: 

The proposal is for the expansion of the existing titanium dioxide plant, to increase the plant production capacity from 79,000 tpa of finished titanium dioxide pigment, at the Kemerton Industrial Park, within the shire of Harvey, 140 kilometres south of Perth, 17 kilometres north east of Bunbury and 4 kilometres east of Leschenault Estuary.

Assessment Number: 
1006
Region: 
South West
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Rare earth elements
Last updated: 
March 29, 1999
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Consultative Environmental Review
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Marine Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Friday, 8 March, 1996
3. Assessment
Scoping
Approved: 
Monday, 13 May, 1996
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 7 September, 1998 to Monday, 5 October, 1998
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon Consultative Environmental Review - Executive summary
PDF icon Consultative Environmental Review document
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
920
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Expansion of Existing Titanium Dioxide Pigment Facility
Key Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Human Health
Marine Environmental Quality
Water
Hydrological Processes
Date published: 
Friday, 8 January, 1999
Appeals close: 
Friday, 22 January, 1999
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Monday, 29 March, 1999
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 501

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