Queensland Nickel

Queensland Nickel
Company typePrivate
IndustryRefinery
FoundedJuly 1971
FateAwaiting approval for reopening
Headquarters
Townsville
,
Australia
ProductsNickel
OwnerClive Palmer (as a joint venture between QNI Resources Pty Ltd and QNI Metals Pty Ltd)

Queensland Nickel is a company owned by businessman and former politician Clive Palmer. Queensland Nickel owns and operates the Palmer Nickel and Cobalt Refinery at Yabulu in North Queensland, Australia. The refinery was established in July 1971[1] Palmer acquired the refinery in 2009 from BHP Billiton.[2] On 19 January 2016 the company entered into voluntary administration.[3] In April, 2016 the company's creditors voted for liquidation.

  1. ^ "Search Company and Other Registers: QUEENSLAND NICKEL PTY. LTD. ACN 009 842 068". connectonline.asic.gov.au. Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Queensland Nickel - Our History". Qni.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Clive Palmer's Queensland Nickel goes into voluntary administration". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.