Project Proponent Australian Carbon Ltd Proposal description The proposal is for a briquetting plant at Collie, Western Australia, approximately 160 km south of Perth. The project is in two stages. Stage 1 is the construction of a plant to produce 30,000 tonnes/year (t/y) of various types of briquettes. The plant will also produce 70,000 t/y of coal char, some for use in briquette manufacture and some for sale. Stage 2 would be the upgrading of the plant to 120,000 t/y briquette production. The briquettes would be made utilising coal from Collie and cellulosic material. It is planned that they will be sold on the domestic and international markets. The cellulosic material can be from many sources sawdust, other wood waste or agricultural waste (straw, rice husks etc). Assessment Number 29 Region South West Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Coal Last updated January 18, 1988 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Formal under Part IV 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 291 EPA Report Briquetting plant, Collie (PDF, 128.22 KB) Date published Wednesday, July 1, 1987 - 12:00 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Monday, January 18, 1988 - 12:00 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 13 (PDF, 64.42 KB)
