Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) is one of the largest
alumina refineries
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by alumina production capacity in the world, located in
Parsons Point,
Gladstone, Queensland, Australia.
The refinery was planned in 1964 and has been operating since 1967, the refinery has a capacity to produce 3.95 million tonnes of alumina a year. In 1981 the output was at a quarterly basis over 600,000 tonnes per quarter.
At times of lower demand, operations have been altered. Subsequent rises in demand have seen expansion in output and employment.
QAL has been operated by a range of consortium partners of international aluminium producers over time.
Comalco brought in to the consortium in 1969. In 1982 it was owned Comalco (30.3%),
Kaiser Aluminum (28.3%),
Alcan (21.4%), and
Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann (20%).
Since April 2005, it has been owned by
Rio Tinto Alcan (80%) and
Rusal
United Company RUSAL, international public joint-stock company (russian: МКПАО «ОК РУСАЛ», MKPAO «ОК RUSAL») is the world's second largest aluminium company by primary production output (as of 2016). It was the largest until ov ...
(20%). In September 2017 the QAL celebrated 50 years of operation.
See also
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List of alumina refineries
References
External links
{{Official webpage, http://www.qal.com.au/
Aluminium companies of Australia
Manufacturing companies established in 1967
Gladstone, Queensland
Rio Tinto (corporation) subsidiaries
Rusal
Australian companies established in 1967