ProjectProponent: Albemarle Lithium Pty LtdProposal description: Albemarle Lithium Pty Ltd (Albemarle) is proposing to stablish the Albemarle Kemerton Plant, a Lithium hydroxide Product manufacturing plant and associated infrastructure, within the Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area (KSIA), approximately 17 kilometres north-east of Bunbury. The Albemarle Kemerton Plant will produce up to 100,000 tonne per annum (tpa) of lithium hydroxide monohydrate (Lithium Hydroxide Product) from five 20,000 tpa process trains and produce up to 1,100,000 tpa of tailings. The construction of these trains will be staged over the next ten years with construction of the first trains planned to commence in 2018. The plant will process spodumene ore concentrate supplied from the Talison mine in Greenbushes, the biggest source of spodumene ore concentrate in the southern hemisphere. Assessment Number: 2153Region: South WestReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: IndustrialLast updated: March 14, 2022Related EPA Media Statement: EPA recommends approval for South West lithium manufacturing plantCurrent Status: Ministerial Statement published 1. ReferralComment on this referral: Albemarle Kemerton Plant Comment period: Monday, 20 November, 2017 to Sunday, 26 November, 2017Referral documentation: Referral Form (PDF, 16.35 MB) Appendix A - Albemarle Kemerton Plant Material Safety Data Sheets (PDF, 1.4 MB) Appendix B - Best Available Techniques Benchmarking (PDF, 5.7 MB) Appendix C - Stormwater Drainage System (PDF, 420.96 KB) Appendix D - Ecological Australia Technical Reports (1) (PDF, 4.62 MB) Appendix D - Ecological Australia Technical Reports (2) (PDF, 5.11 MB) Appendix D - Ecological Australia Technical Reports (3) (PDF, 4.48 MB) Appendix E - Additional Area Biological Assessment (PDF, 5.29 MB) Appendix F - Air Quality Impact Assessment Part A (PDF, 5.89 MB) Appendix F - Air Quality Impact Assessment Part B (PDF, 7.21 MB) Appendix G - Noise and Vibration Assessment (PDF, 7.66 MB) Appendix H - Environmental Management Plan (PDF, 4.14 MB) 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Referral InformationExtract of determination: Albemarle Kemerton Plant (PDF, 243.7 KB)Preliminary Environmental Factors: Air QualitySocial SurroundingsFlora and VegetationTerrestrial Environmental QualityTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesInland Waters Environmental QualityDate published: Tuesday, 20 February, 2018 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1618EPA Report: EPA Report 1618 - Albemarle Kemerton Plant - EPA Report and Recommendations (PDF, 5.28 MB)Key Environmental Factors: Air QualityFlora and VegetationTerrestrial Environmental QualityTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesInland Waters Environmental QualityDate published: Friday, 15 June, 2018Appeals close: Friday, 29 June, 2018 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Friday, 26 October, 2018Ministerial Statement: Statement 1085.pdf (PDF, 1.54 MB) Post-assessment changess. 45C changes to proposal: Attachment 1 to Statement 1085 - change to conditions approved under S45c 14 March 2022. Date s. 45C: Monday, 14 March, 2022