BHP Gives Nod for $1.9b Expansion at WA Alumina Refinery

BHP Billiton Ltd. has given a green light of the US$ 1.9 billion expansion project for the Worsley Alumina refinery in Western Australia, said the company last week. The expansion will lift the refinery’s annual capacity to 4.6 million metric tons from 3.5 million metric tons over expanding mining operations, adding refinery capacity and upgrading port facilities. Construction will come on stream shortly, with first production expected in the first half in 2011. COPYRIGHT All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of WAM News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of WAM.