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Residue Filtration Project at the Kwinana refinery in Western Australia

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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Countries: South Africa
Basins: Orange
Project SDGs:
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Water Quality (SDG 6.3)
Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4)
Sustainable Production (SDG 12.4)
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Water Recycling and Reuse
Services Needed: No services needed/offered
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2016  »  Ongoing
Contextual Condition(s): Quality, PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation
Additional Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Beneficiaries: Manufacturers, Agricultural growers
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: pool
Project Challenges: Other
Project Source: CDP
Profile Completion: 69%

Project Overview

Alcoa approved a capital investment of US$115 Million for residue filtration at the Kwinana refinery in Western Australia, a technology with multiple benefits, which we commissioned in early 2016. With this technology, bauxite residue generated from the alumina refining process is forced through very large filters that squeeze out the water, which is recycled in the process. The system reduces the refinery’s freshwater use by 1.2 gigaliters (317 million gallons) annually and…

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Alcoa approved a capital investment of US$115 Million for residue filtration at the Kwinana refinery in Western Australia, a technology with multiple benefits, which we commissioned in early 2016. With this technology, bauxite residue generated from the alumina refining process is forced through very large filters that squeeze out the water, which is recycled in the process. The system reduces the refinery’s freshwater use by 1.2 gigaliters (317 million gallons) annually and also reduces the volume of bauxite residue.

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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: Quality, PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation
Project Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Manufacturers, Agricultural growers
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners)
Challenges: Other

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