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Wagerup Power Station is a 380MW dual natural gas and distillate fuelled power station located at Alcoa’s Wagerup refinery in south-west Western Australia. [1] Located about 130 km south of Perth, on the border of Western Australia’s Peel and South West regions, the Power Station is four kilometres north of Yarloop and 13 km south of Waroona.
Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals is a owned 100% by Alcoa Corp. and is abbreviated to AWAC. AWAC's business is the mining of bauxite, [1] the extraction of alumina (aluminium oxide) and the smelting of aluminium. It has about 25% of the global alumina market. Alcoa acts as the day-to-day manager.
Alcoa have operated an alumina refinery in Wagerup since 1984. For years, residents and Alcoa workers have reported illnesses such as respiratory irritation, frequent nosebleeds, headaches, nausea and higher rates of cancer, as reported in numerous media outlets including the ABC's Four Corners program, [3] although no formal causal link has ever been established.
Pikalevo Alumina Refinery, Leningrad region 268 100% United Company of Rusal [14] (United Nations 2000) Russia Volkhov Alumina 400 100% North-West Aluminium [5] (United Nations 2000) Saudi Arabia Ma'aden 1,800 25.1% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals [3] Spain San Ciprian 43º41'56"N 7º27'50W 1,530 100% Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals [3 ...
Alcoa operates two bauxite mines in Western Australia—the Huntly and Willowdale mines. Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals owns and operates three alumina refineries in Western Australia: Kwinana, Pinjarra, and Wagerup. The Wagerup expansion plans were put on hold due to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.
Phillips 66 announced Wednesday that it will close its Wilmington-area refinery complex next year but will work with the state to continue supplying fuel to consumers.
Reference: Page 2, Inside Cover article "The West Australian" newspaper dated Wednesday 24th January, 2007. Reporter Ben Martin exposes edits from an IP address at the Alcoa servers being responsible for editing the wikipedia article on Wagerup to remove mention of the debate on health effects on the community from it's refinery.
Oil company Phillips 66 announced Wednesday that it plans to shut down a Los Angeles-area refinery by the end of 2025, citing market concerns. The company said it will remain operating in the state.