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| Company type | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aluminium |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Headquarters | Boyne Island, Queensland, Australia |
Key people | Joe Rea (general manager) |
| Products | Aluminium |
Production output | 545,000 tonnes |
Number of employees | 921 |
| Website | boynesmelters |
Boyne Smelters is located on Boyne Island, Queensland, Australia, approximately 12 km south of the port of Gladstone. The smelter has a production capacity of 545,000 tonnes of aluminium per year.[1] The operating company Boyne Smelters Ltd is 59.4% owned by Rio Tinto Alcan with the balance held by a consortium of Japanese participants including Sumitomo, Marubeni, Mitsubishi and YKK Group.[2] 2011 saw the construction of a new carbon bake furnace to replace the original bake furnace.
- ^ "Rio Tinto 2006 Data Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
- ^ "BSL is owned by a number of joint venture partners". Boyne Smelters. Retrieved 29 September 2014.