Geography
Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) covers an area of 7.7 mln. sq. km, and has a population of 21.3 mln. It is located in the Southern hemisphere and its territories are spread across the Australian mainland, the island of Tasmania and other adjacent islands. Its capital city is Canberra. The Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is also the head of the Commonwealth. The mining industry is one of the oldest in the country. Coal mining in particular makes Australia one of the world’s top ten coal producers. The country is also a large producer of uranium and gas, and is one of the leaders in the extraction and exportation of bauxite and the production of alumina.

Currently the plant is run by a consortium of the world’s two top aluminium producers: United Company RUSAL’s share is 20%, and Rio Tinto Alcan owns the remaining 80%. The board of Queensland Alumina, Ltd is made up of Directors nominated by the owner companies.

Technology

QAL is equipped with Bayer process technology which is used to produce alumina from bauxites.

Bauxite is sourced from the Rio Tinto Alcan mines at Weipa in north Queensland, and shipped to QAL in a fleet of 4 dedicated bulk carriers.

Environment

Queensland Alumina, Ltd has passed certification and has been awarded the ISO 14001 Compliance Certificate (international environmental management standards).

Management

Acting Managing Director - Phil Campbell

Contact information

Parsons Point
Gladstone
Queensland 4680
Australia 
Tel.  +61 7 4976 2211
Community Hotline  1800 181 110
Email: webmaster@qal.com.au