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Last updated: October 17, 2005
Proposal by Wambo Power Ventures Pty Ltd (WPV) to construct and operate a 320 megawatt (MW) continuous base load, combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station situated in Kwinana. Read more...Last updated: October 5, 2005
CSBP Limited propose to remediate the former Cresco site in Bayswater. There is up to 280,000 m 3 of contaminated soil present on site. The contamination was caused by the disposal of pyritic wastes or cinders, lead chamber washings, sodium bisulphate, den-scrubber effluent, superphosphate and other building wastes during the site’s history. The cinders, sodium bisulphate and den-scrubber effluent were deposited in excavated pits while the other wastes were disposed of on a more random basis.... Read more...Last updated: September 21, 2005
CSBP currently produces approximately 235,000 tpa of ammonium nitrate at its Kwinana operations which are located within the Kwinana Industrial Area. This proposal is to expand the ammonium nitrate production capacity to approximately 580,000 tpa by debottlenecking and duplicating its existing facilities. The expansion includes: duplication and/or debottlenecking of the existing 500 tpd nitric acid plant; duplication and/or debottlenecking of the existing 635 tpd ammonium nitrate reaction plant... Read more...Last updated: June 23, 2005
The proposal is to install improved pollution control equipment on the Liquor Burner at Kwinana in order to reduce emissions. The existing pollution control equipment on the Liquor Burner consists of a primary and secondary cyclone with water scrubbing. The proposed pollution control equipment consists of a primary cyclone, filter, wet scrubber and a regenerative thermal oxidiser (RTO). The stack height would also be increased. Alcoa predicts the proposed equipment will result in reductions of... Read more...Last updated: January 4, 2005
Proposal by Western Power Corporation (Western Power) to construct and operate a second 240MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) unit (known as Cockburn 2) on its site located in Kwinana, Western Australia. Read more...Last updated: November 25, 2004
Australian Gold Reagents Pty Ltd (AGR) proposes a review of its Ministerial conditions relating to the manufacture, storage and transport of sodium cyanide in order to clarify their intent, remove obsolete or confusing aspects, update standard conditions and consolidate the relevant conditions into one Statement. Read more...Last updated: May 16, 2003
Inquiry under s46 into the request for changes to the implementation conditions of Ministerial Statement 034 and Ministerial Statement 470 . CSBP proposes to export shipments of anhydrous ammonia from the Fremantle Ports’ Bulk Cargo Jetty at Kwinana to overseas markets, utilising its existing ammonia storage tanks, ammonia transfer pipeline (previously used for ammonia importation) and mobile loading/unloading arm trolley. The only additional item required to facilitate ammonia export is an... Read more...Last updated: November 18, 2002
The proposal is to construct and operate a commercial scale HIsmelt Process Plant at Kwinana in Western Australia. The plant will be located at the site currently occupied by the existing HIsmelt Research and Development Facility (HRDF) within the northern portion of the Kwinana Industrial Area (KIA), 40km south of Perth. The Stage 1 plant will initially produce around 820,000 tonnes per annum of pig iron. If the Stage 1 plant is found to be technically and commercially viable, the proponent... Read more...Last updated: August 5, 2002
AGR is a joint venture between Wesfarmers CSBP Limited and Coogee Chemicals Pty Ltd which was formed to manufacture and market sodium cyanide. The AGR facility is located at Wesfarmers CSBP's fertiliser and chemicals complex in Kwinana (Figure 1). It currently operates two liquid sodium cyanide plants which have a combined production capacity of 50,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of pure (100 percent) sodium cyanide, with the potential to expand to 70,000 tpa. These plants produce sodium... Read more...Last updated: December 6, 2001
Inquiry under section 46 of the, Environmental Protection Act 1986, to change in Ministerial Conditions to allow for the installation and operation of a downstream solids processing plant. Background: Australian Gold Reagents Pty Ltd (AGR) is a joint venture between Wesfarmers CSBP Limited (CSBP) and Coogee Chemicals Pty Ltd and was formed to manufacture and market sodium cyanide. It is located south-east of CSBP's operations and to the west of Coogee Chemicals. AGR currently operates two... Read more...Last updated: August 20, 1999
The proposal is to update and reopen the existing Toodyay Abattoir to comply with local, state and federal government requirements, including meeting all Environmental Protection Authority and other relevant government requirements. This is an inquiry under s46 in regard to a request for a change to environmental conditions of Ministerial Statement 221 . Read more...Last updated: July 22, 1999
Saracen Properties Pty Ltd propose to construct and operate a brick and tile manufacturing plant in Hazelmere, south of the Midland town center, approximately 16 km north-east of the Perth metropolitan area. Read more...Last updated: March 18, 1998
The proposal is for the construction and operation of a 650 tonne per day ammonia plant, at CSBP Kwinana site (immediately to the east of the existing ammonia plant), which is located within the Kwinana heavy industry area about 33km south of Perth. Read more...Last updated: March 17, 1998
The proposal is to establish and operate a rail freight terminal and distribution centre on Lot 1 of Part Lot 14 Baile Road in the Canning Vale Industrial Estate. Essentially the proposal comprises: a warehouse and associated office buildings on the SCT site to hold the freight and operate as a distribution centre using semi-trailers and small trucks. rail sidings on the SCT site, referred to as the "SCT sidings" comprising six 500 m tracks. The northern most of these tracks is... Read more...Last updated: June 30, 1997
The proposal is to increase the production capacity of Tiwest's titanium dioxide plant at Kwinana. The proposal is to modify/expand the existing plant to allow an increase in production capacity from 80,000 tonne per annum (tpa) to 180,00 tpa of titanium dioxide pigment in three notional stages: Stage I: increase to 120,000 tpa, Stage 2: increase to 165,000 tpa and Stage 3: increase to nominally 180,000 tpa. The first and second stages of the expansion wilI require major modifications to... Read more...Last updated: May 19, 1997
The proposal is to to expand NufarmCoogee Pty Ltd's Chlor-alkali Plant at Kwinana to allow an increase in chlorine gas production to 42,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) through the installation of a new electrolysis processing circuit. Storage of chlorine held on site will rise from a nominal 50 tonnes to 150 tonnes. Read more...Last updated: September 28, 1995
Tiwest Joint Venture proposes to increase the production of finished titanium dioxide pigment at its Kwinana Pigment Plant from 64,000 to 80,000 tonnes per annum by undertaking a "debottlenecking" process. Read more...Last updated: May 12, 1995
In 1987 the EPA assessed a proposal by Australian Gold Reagents Pty Ltd (AGR) to construct and operate a sodium cyanide plant in Kwinana and to transport the product (30% sodium cyanide solution) by road to mine sites for gold extraction. The EPA recommended that road transportation of sodium cyanide solution was unacceptable within a "defined area of concern", which is 50km of the Perth GPO and designated surface and groundwater catchment areas. Subsequently, AGR proposed rail... Read more...Last updated: January 19, 1995
Inquiry under s46 regarding changing the implementation conditions of Ministerial Statement 144 . It is proposed that the refinery effluent, tailings pond liquor and recovered groundwater will be blended in the lined staging pond at Baldivis prior to feeding to the CMF plant. The filtrate from the CMF plant will be returned to the refinery site and treated in the existing reverse osmosis circuit. In addition to the CMF plant, WMC is reviewing current remedial plans, as well as short and long... Read more...