The Yarwun Alumina Refinery is a major industrial processing facility located about 10km north-west of Gladstone in central Queensland. Operated by Rio Tinto, the refinery processes bauxite into alumina, the key raw material used to produce aluminium in smelters. Construction of the facility began in 2002, with the first shipment of alumina exported in late […]

The Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) Refinery is one of the largest alumina refineries in the world, located at Yarwun, about 10km north-west of Gladstone in Central Queensland. The refinery is operated by Queensland Alumina Limited, a joint venture owned by Rio Tinto, Rusal and other international partners, and has been in operation since 1967. QAL […]

Gladstone Region Mayor Matt Burnett is looking on the bright side after news of moves to cut Yarwun alumina refinery production, saying they reflect…

Rio Tinto has announced plans to wind back production at the Yarwun alumina refinery in Gladstone by 40 per cent from October 2026. Scaling back…

Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation will build a first-of-a-kind hydrogen plant in Gladstone as part of a $111.1 million program aimed at lowering ca…

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has released a roadmap report pointing the way for Australia’s $7.5 billion alumina refining industry to ach…

Rio Tinto has been fined $57,000 over chemical leaks from a pipe at Yarwun, Gladstone, in October 2020. Gladstone Magistrates Court heard th…

Gladstone has been selected as the location for a new $500 million renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel biorefinery. Oceania Biofuels…

Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation will team up to look into the potential construction of a hydrogen pilot plant at the Yarwun alumina refinery in…

Rio Tinto will look into using renewable hydrogen to power a key process at its Yarwun alumina refinery in Gladstone in a $1.2 million study. The…

Yarwun alumina refinery near Gladstone has reduced its raw water consumption by 30 per cent over the last five years. Owner Rio Tinto said the re…

Four engineering students are getting hands-on experience at Gladstone’s Yarwun alumina refinery during their Christmas-New Year break. They incl…

Saunders International has won a $30 million-plus maintenance contract at Rio Tinto’s Yarwun alumina refinery at Gladstone. Saunders said the sco…

Queensland Alumina (QAL) has a new general manager. Former QAL utilities manager Pine Pienaar replaces former Mike Dunstan who retired in May.  M…

Bowen Basin gas proponent Blue Energy is raising $3.2 million in a share placement to back drilling plans and a multi-user pipeline proposal. T…

Rio Tinto has inked deals to tap Edify Energy’s Smoky Creek and Guthrie’s Gap solar power projects for its Gladstone aluminium operations. Under…