In 2024, Alcoa announced it would shut down its Kwinana alumina refinery with a phased ‘curtailment’ of the facility ongoing. Alcoa still employs about 240 people at Kwinana, down from the ...

US aluminium giant Alcoa has been fined $400,000 after work experience students suffered caustic burns at its Kwinana refinery. The incident occurred when a pump discharged a "hot caustic solution ...

It still employs about 240 people at Kwinana, but that is down from 1,000 when the refinery was fully operational. It also continues to export alumina from its Pinjarra refinery through its port ...

The incident happened at Alcoa’s Kwinana Alumina Refinery.Credit: Philip Gostelow/Bloomberg The spill, which was first revealed by WAtoday in 2023, was one of 40 such incidents under the miner ...

A worker noticed a burning smell and found a faulty pump emitting smoke and debris at the US-listed company's Kwinana alumina refinery near Perth, Worksafe WA says. Fearing the pump would explode ...

The State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) has announced the full commencement of construction for its alumina refinery in Guinea, a significant step in strengthening economic ties between ...