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Line 1: {{Use Australian English\|date=October 2017}} '''Queensland Alumina Limited''' is the one of the largest [[alumina]] [[refinery\|refineries]] by alumina production capacity in the world, located in [[Gladstone, Queensland\|Gladstone]], [[Australia]]. Operating since 1967, the refinery has a capacity to produce 3.95 million tonnes of alumina a year. {{Use dmy dates\|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox factory \| name = Queensland Alumina Limited \| image = Qld Alumina Refinery QAL 2008.jpg \| alt = \| caption = The refinery in 2008 \| location_map = \| location_map_size = \| location_map_caption = \| location_map_alt = ~~{{coor~~\| ~~title~~coordinates ~~dms~~ = {{coord\|23\|52\|1\|S\|151\|17\|25\|E\|~~type:~~region:AU-QLD_type:landmark\|display=inline,title}}▼ \| built = <!-- {{Start date\|YYYY\|MM\|DD\|df=y}} --> \| operated = Since {{Start date\|1967\|df=y}}<!-- -<br />{{End date\|YYYY\|MM\|DD\|df=y}}--> \| location = [[Gladstone, Queensland]] \| industry = [[Alumina]] [[Refining (metallurgy)\|refinery]] \| products = \| employees = \| architect = \| style = \| buildings = \| area = \| volume = \| address = \| owner = [[Rio Tinto Alcan]] (80%)<br>[[Rusal]] (20%) \| defunct = <!-- {{End date\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}} --> }} '''Queensland Alumina Limited''' ('''QAL''') is one of the largest [[alumina]] [[Refining (metallurgy)\|refineries]] by alumina production capacity in the world,<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107084533 \|title=Q. Alumina refinery to be world's biggest \|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] \|volume=43 \|issue=12,265 \|location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia \|date=21 March 1969 \|access-date=13 October 2017 \|page=15 \|via=National Library of Australia \|archive-date=21 August 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821103153/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107084533 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125645684 \|title=Queensland Alumina's ' output up to 2.4m tonnes \|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] \|volume=55 \|issue=16,539 \|location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia \|date=7 January 1981 \|access-date=13 October 2017 \|page=19 \|via=National Library of Australia \|archive-date=21 August 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821103138/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/125645684 \|url-status=live }}</ref> located in [[Parsons Point, Queensland\|Parsons Point]], [[South Trees, Queensland\|South Trees]], [[Gladstone, Queensland]], Australia. ~~QAL is a consortium of international [[aluminium]] producers and is currently owned by [[Rusal]] (20%), [[Comalco]] (38.6%) and [[Alcan]] (41.4%). [[Rusal]] purchased a 20% stake in QAL in April 2005.~~ The refinery was planned in 1964<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105767703 \|title=£52 Million Alumina Plant Plan \|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] \|volume=38 \|issue=10,885 \|location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia \|date=27 June 1964 \|access-date=13 October 2017 \|page=3 \|via=National Library of Australia \|archive-date=21 August 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821103136/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/105767703 \|url-status=live }}</ref> and has been operating since 1967,<ref>{{Citation \| author1=Queensland Alumina Ltd \| title=Queensland Alumina : official opening procedure, August 1967, Thursday August 3 - Friday August 4 \| publication-date=1967 \| publisher=Gladstone, Qld. Queensland Alumina \| url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/210850924 \| access-date=13 October 2017 \| archive-date=16 October 2022 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016152416/https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/210850924 \| url-status=live }}</ref> the refinery has a capacity to produce 3.95 million tonnes of alumina a year. In 1981 the output was at a quarterly basis over 600,000 tonnes per quarter.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127049670 \|title=Alumina record \|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] \|volume=55 \|issue=16,721 \|location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia \|date=8 July 1981 \|access-date=13 October 2017 \|page=27 \|via=National Library of Australia \|archive-date=21 August 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821103137/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127049670 \|url-status=live }}</ref> At times of lower demand, operations have been altered.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101752767 \|title=Alumina troubles not long term \|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] \|volume=46 \|issue=13,019 \|location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia \|date=15 January 1972 \|access-date=13 October 2017 \|page=19 \|via=National Library of Australia \|archive-date=21 August 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821103158/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/101752767 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126895883 \|title=Alumina shut-down \|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] \|volume=56 \|issue=17,031 \|location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia \|date=15 May 1982 \|access-date=13 October 2017 \|page=20 \|via=National Library of Australia \|archive-date=21 August 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821103138/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126895883 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Subsequent rises in demand have seen expansion in output and employment.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131848415 \|title=Alumina plant to lift output \|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] \|volume=57 \|issue=17,421 \|location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia \|date=10 June 1983 \|access-date=13 October 2017 \|page=13 \|via=National Library of Australia \|archive-date=21 August 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821103722/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131848415 \|url-status=live }}</ref> QAL has been operated by a range of consortium partners of international aluminium producers over time. [[Rio Tinto Aluminium\|Comalco]] brought in to the consortium in 1969.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107901422 \|title=Comalco gains interest in Q'ld Alumina \|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] \|volume=44 \|issue=12,457 \|location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia \|date=1 November 1969 \|access-date=13 October 2017 \|page=22 \|via=National Library of Australia \|archive-date=21 August 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821103648/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107901422 \|url-status=live }}</ref> In 1982 it was owned Comalco (30.3%), [[Kaiser Aluminum]] (28.3%), [[Alcan]] (21.4%), and [[Pechiney\|Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann]] (20%).<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126895883 \|title=Alumina shut-down \|newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] \|volume=56 \|issue=17,031 \|location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia \|date=15 May 1982 \|access-date=13 October 2017 \|page=20 \|via=National Library of Australia \|archive-date=21 August 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821103138/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126895883 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Since April 2005, it has been owned by [[Rio Tinto Alcan]] (80%) and [[Rusal]] (20%).<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/In-the-aluminium-power-play-water-works/2005/04/22/1114152322037.html In the aluminium power play, water works] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016130439/http://www.theage.com.au/news/Business/In-the-aluminium-power-play-water-works/2005/04/22/1114152322037.html \|date=16 October 2017 }} ''[[The Age]]'' 23 April 2005</ref> In September 2017 the QAL celebrated 50 years of operation.<ref>[https://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/qal-celebrates-50-years-in-gladstone/3223226/ Christine Mckee, (13 September 2017), QAL celebrates 50 years in Gladstone, ''The Observer (Gladstone)''] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013014143/https://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/qal-celebrates-50-years-in-gladstone/3223226/ \|date=13 October 2017 }}. Retrieved 13 October 2017</ref><ref>{{Citation \| author1=Queensland Alumina Limited \| title=Queensland Alumina : the giant that never sleeps \| publication-date=1975 \| publisher=the Company \| url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/18975309 \| access-date=13 October 2017 \| archive-date=19 October 2022 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019050522/https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/18975309 \| url-status=live }}</ref> ==See also== *[[List of ~~Alumina~~alumina ~~Refineries~~refineries]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== ▲{{coor title dms\|23\|52\|1\|S\|151\|17\|25\|E\|type:region:AU-QLD_type:landmark}} {{Official webpage\|http://www.qal.com.au/}} [[Category:Aluminium companies of Australia]] [[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1967]] [[Category:Gladstone, Queensland]] [[Category:Rio Tinto (corporation) subsidiaries]] [[Category:Rusal]] [[Category:Australian companies established in 1967]]