Alcoa Takes Steps to Upgrade Pinjarra Alumina Refinery in Western Australia; Upgrade Designed to Increase Capacity by 600,000 Metric Tons.Business Editors PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 3, 2003 Alcoa today announced that it had approved engineering work for a planned expansion of its Pinjarra alumina refinery in Western Australia Western Australia, state (1991 pop. 1,409,965), 975,920 sq mi (2,527,633 sq km), Australia, comprising the entire western part of the continent. It is bounded on the N, W, and S by the Indian Ocean. Perth is the capital. . The project is designed to lay the foundation for a 600,000-metric ton expansion of that facility, already one of the world's most successful and cost efficient alumina refineries This is a list of alumina refineries in the world. The list is incomplete and missing some data. Smelter-grade alumina refineries Country Location Coordinates Total Annual Capacity (kt) Ownership Australia Gove, Northern Territory 2,100 100% Alcan (Alcan 2006) . The Pinjarra refinery currently produces 3.4 million metric tons of alumina per annum Per annum Yearly. . Engineering work will begin immediately and take about six months to complete. If government approvals are forthcoming and market conditions warrant, the expansion itself could be completed by 2005 and would cost approximately $270 million ($US.) Wayne Osborn, Alcoa World Alumina Australia president and managing director of Alcoa of Australia Limited, said upgrading Pinjarra would further improve its global market competitiveness. "This Pinjarra efficiency will improve yield and is a highly cost effective way to increase capacity by 600,000 metric tons of alumina a year," Mr. Osborn said. "As a low cost producer with secure access to bauxite bauxite (bôk`sīt, bŏk`–), mixture of hydrated aluminum oxides usually containing oxides of iron and silicon in varying quantities. reserves, the Pinjarra refinery is well positioned to capture future market opportunities," he said. The new work at Pinjarra was announced in conjunction with the West Australian West Australian commonly refers to people or things from Western Australia. Specific things to which it may refer include:
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