Alcoa of Australia Limited - Premium Company Report Australia

31-12-2012, 21 pages

Alcoa of Australia Limited is a Public Company that is ranked number 101 out of the top 2000 companies in Australia. The company generates the majority of its income from the Alumina Production in Australia industry.

In 2012 the company generated total revenue of $3,276,900,000 including sales and other revenue. The exact number of employees for this organisation is not available.

The Chief Executive of Alcoa of Australia Limited is Mr Alan Cransberg whose official title is Managing Director. The Chairman of Alcoa of Australia Limited is Mr Alan Cransberg whose official title is Chairman.

The Company's operations primarily consist of Mining & Refining and Smelting Aluminium. Alcoa also manufactures rolled aluminium products. The operations of Aloca of Australia are based in Western Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.

Western Australia

The group operates three refineries in Western Australia, namely Kwinana, Pinjarra and Wagerup which refine the bauxite to alumina (aluminium oxide). Combined capacity from these refineries is approximately 9 million tonnes per annum.
Alcoa mines bauxite at its mines located at Huntly and Willowdale, south of Perth in Western Australia. The products manufactured at these sites are transported by the shipping terminals operated by Alcoa located at Kwinana and Bunbury in Western Australia.

Victoria

Alcoa operates two smelters in Victoria - The Portland Aluminium Smelter's production capacity is 358,000 tonnes a year. The smelter is a joint venture, owned by Alcoa of Australia 45%, CITIC Nominees Pty Ltd 22.5% and Marubeni Aluminium Australia Pty Ltd 22.5%. The operation is managed by Alcoa Portland Aluminium Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alcoa of Australia. Almost all of the metal is exported, primarily to Japan and other Asian customers. Alumina for the smelter is sourced entirely from Alcoa's Western Australia refineries.
The Point Henry Smelter located in Geelong has a capacity of 190,000 tonnes of aluminium each year and also has an aluminium flat rolled products facility. Alcoa also operates a coal mine and power station in Anglesea which provides 40% of the required power for the Point Henry plant.

New South Wales

Alcoa operates Australia's largest aluminium recycling facility and an aluminium flat rolled products facility at its plant in Yennora in Western Sydney.

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