Albemarle Kemerton Plant

Project
Proponent
Albemarle Lithium Pty Ltd
Proposal description

Albemarle Lithium Pty Ltd (Albemarle) is proposing to stablish the Albemarle Kemerton Plant, a Lithium hydroxide Product manufacturing plant and associated infrastructure, within the Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area (KSIA), approximately 17 kilometres north-east of Bunbury.

The Albemarle Kemerton Plant will produce up to 100,000 tonne per annum (tpa) of lithium hydroxide monohydrate (Lithium Hydroxide Product)  from five 20,000 tpa process trains and produce up to 1,100,000 tpa of tailings.

The construction of these trains will be staged over the next ten years with construction of the first trains planned to commence in 2018.  The plant will process spodumene ore concentrate supplied from the Talison mine in Greenbushes, the biggest source of spodumene ore concentrate in the southern hemisphere.

Assessment Number
2153
Region
South West
Referred under EP Act
s38
Industry sector
Industrial
Last updated
Related EPA Media Statement
EPA recommends approval for South West lithium manufacturing plant
Current Status
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Comment on this referral
Albemarle Kemerton Plant
Referral documentation
Referral Form (PDF, 16.35 MB)
Appendix A - Albemarle Kemerton Plant Material Safety Data Sheets (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Appendix B - Best Available Techniques Benchmarking (PDF, 5.7 MB)
Appendix C - Stormwater Drainage System (PDF, 420.96 KB)
Appendix D - Ecological Australia Technical Reports (1) (PDF, 4.62 MB)
Appendix D - Ecological Australia Technical Reports (2) (PDF, 5.11 MB)
Appendix D - Ecological Australia Technical Reports (3) (PDF, 4.48 MB)
Appendix E - Additional Area Biological Assessment (PDF, 5.29 MB)
Appendix F - Air Quality Impact Assessment Part A (PDF, 5.89 MB)
Appendix F - Air Quality Impact Assessment Part B (PDF, 7.21 MB)
Appendix G - Noise and Vibration Assessment (PDF, 7.66 MB)
Appendix H - Environmental Management Plan (PDF, 4.14 MB)
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination
Assess - Additional Assessment Information (public review)
Extract of determination
Albemarle Kemerton Plant (PDF, 243.7 KB)
Preliminary Environmental Factors
Social Surroundings
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number
1618
EPA Report
EPA Report 1618 - Albemarle Kemerton Plant - EPA Report and Recommendations (PDF, 5.28 MB)
Key Environmental Factors
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published
Appeals close
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval
Ministerial Statement
Statement 1085.pdf (PDF, 1.72 MB)
Post-assessment changes
Section 46 inquiry
Albemarle Kemerton Plant (s46) [2490]
s. 45C amendments

Attachment 1 to Statement 1085 - change to conditions approved under S45c 14 March 2022.

Attachment 2 to Statement 1085 - Administrative change to correct a misdescription to and to the format of implementation condition 8 that does not alter the obligations of the proponent. Change to conditions approved under S45c on 3 February 2026.

Attachments
Attachment 2 - Notice and Summary of Reasons.pdf (PDF, 220.35 KB)
Date of approval s. 45C
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