Alcoa of Australia

Two people have been taken to hospital after a chemical spill incident at Alcoa's alumina refinery in Pinjarra on Tuesday afternoon.

One of the five people exposed to a caustic chemical spill at Alcoa’s Pinjarra refinery has been released from hospital, while three workers were back on site today.

The state government has approved a continuation of Alcoa’s expansive bauxite mining operations in the Darling Range despite the possibility of a full review by the EPA.

Alcoa Australia’s bauxite mining operations in the Darling Range will be “comprehensively scrutinised” by the Environmental Protection Authority.

The future of Alcoa's Kwinana refinery is in limbo, with the alumina producer refusing to shut down speculation that the facility is facing imminent closure just weeks after its US parent company appointed a Perth-based COO.

Alcoa Corporation’s ASX-listed joint venture partner Alumina entered a trading halt this morning, as speculation swirled around the future of the 60-year-old Kwinana refinery.

Alcoa Corporation has confirmed it will cease production at its Kwinana refinery this year, as it grapples with a series of challenges at its oldest WA processing operation.

ANALYSIS: Alcoa opened its Kwinana alumina refinery 60 years ago and that goes a long way to explaining why the US company decided to shut down the operation.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss Alcoa's refinery closure; Panoramic's shuttered mine; Stockland's retirement living vision; another Creasy deal; a new Yallingup resort, and preview the upcoming magazine.

US-listed Alcoa Corporation will increase the amount it spends on alumina product by around 50 per cent in 2024, as it covers the output of its Kwinana refinery closure.

The Kwinana industrial strip is going through major change as foundation businesses shut down and new, largely unproven, operations move in.

Project scale-backs and mine closures have put jobs in the spotlight but the headline figures only tell part of the story.

Major aluminum producer Alcoa has inked a $3.4 billion deal to acquire Alumina Limited in a move it says “reaffirms” its commitment to WA after confirming it would cease production at its Kwinana refinery.

Sculpture by the Sea has collaborated with Tourism WA to launch a new Aboriginal Artistic Program, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the free outdoor art exhibition launched today.

Alumina has entered into a binding scheme implementation deed with joint venture partner Alcoa, which intends to acquire the company in a deal worth $3.4 billion.

The land developer says Alcoa’s curtailment of its operations was a “slap in the face” to landholders around the site.

A new reforestation plan and increased focus on post-mining rehabilitation elevate protection of forests in the South West.

The annual exhibition has been a feature of the local arts scene for 20 years, attracting thousands of tourists to Perth.

Premier Roger Cook has defended his government’s decision to give Alcoa the go-ahead to mine in the South West, despite concerns from its own departments around potential environmental impact.

Bauxite miner and aluminium producer Alcoa will spend $15 million on a Forest Research Centre in Western Australia, as it seeks to further its environmental credentials in the state.

Alcoa has progressed its $3.4 billion acquisition of Alumina Limited, amending the terms to cover CITIC affiliates obtaining a small percentage of non-voting shares.

Premier Roger Cook says BHP should reflect on the state’s role in building up the company when it decides whether to "turn its back" on Western Australia.

The chair of Alcoa takeover target and Australian joint venture partner Alumina Limited has called for better balance between approvals and environmental protection, following a difficult year in Western Australia.

Alcoa Corporation has tapped a BHP veteran to lead its Australian division, as it draws closer to its acquisition of JV partner Alumina Limited.

Kwinana’s major industrial players are calling for action ahead of a critical election year in 2025.

Shutdowns and cutbacks in Western Australia’s nickel, iron ore, alumina and lithium sectors have led to the loss of about 6,300 jobs this year.

Alcoa’s proposed takeover of its joint venture partner Alumina Limited has cleared another hurdle after its stockholders voted to support the $3.4 billion deal.

Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corporation expects lower grades at its South West bauxite mines to cost it almost $15 million next quarter, while confirming its Kwinana curtailment.

South32 boss Graham Kerr says conditions the EPA wants to impose on the alumina industry in WA are alarming and would put many businesses at risk.

Alcoa has applied for federal environmental approval to restart a bauxite mining operation in Western Australia that has been inactive for 10 years.

Mining, government and supermarkets continue to dominate WA’s jobs figures despite upheaval in some sectors.

Alcoa of Australia is set to move into the Perth CBD in 2025, leaving Booragoon where it has been headquartered for 40 years.

ANALYSIS: Bauxite is hardly the world’s sexiest commodity, but recent disruptions to the aluminium supply chain have put this rust-red ore in the spotlight.

Chevron will supply 130 petajoules of gas over 10 years from 2028 to fuel Alcoa’s Western Australian alumina refineries, in a boost for the latter’s operational certainty.

Major Western Australian alumina producer Alcoa has welcomed a $2 billion federal production credit package for aluminium smelters, highlighting flow-on effects for local operations.

A consultancy firm which employs former Premier Mark McGowan as a strategic advisor is lobbying on behalf of Alcoa ahead of the 2025 state election.

Alcoa of Australia has come to a passionate defence of its bauxite mining in the state, after the Greens WA vowed to ban the practice if given a balance of power by local voters.

Water Corporation moved to distance itself from a state decision to approve mining operations by Alcoa in the Darling Range in December 2023, internal documents have revealed.

The outlook for the Kwinana industrial strip has changed drastically during the past year after a series of project closures and delays.

Alcoa will pay more than $400,000 after being fined over a caustic spill that injured workers and students at its alumina refinery.