The natural gas supply to the Pinjarra alumina refinery in Australia, which has an annual production capacity of 4.7* million tonnes, has been unexpectedly disrupted on December 10, 2024. This interruption caused a power outage and a substantial caustic soda spill at the facility.
However, full production capacity is expected to be restored within 7-10 days.
Independent news and insight into energy, industry and climate in Western Australia, Boiling Cold reported that a company spokesperson stated the incident disrupted process flow, and clean-up operations for the spills began promptly.
Image credit: Pinjarra Paceway
Information credit: SMM; Boiling Cold
*https://www.alcoa.com/australia/en/pdf/refining-pinjarra-fact-sheet.pdf
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