Category: News

02 Mar 2011

Perdaman and BOC sign long term industrial gas supply contract

Leading Australian gases and engineering company BOC Ltd today (2 March 2011) announced that it had secured a long term industrial gas supply contract to the value of an estimated one billion Australian dollars with Perdaman Chemicals & Fertilisers which is planning to utilise clean energy technology to enrich the world’s crops with urea.

Under the contract, BOC Ltd, a member of the Linde Group, will supply nitrogen and oxygen over a 20-year period with an additional 5-year option to the Perdaman project which will transform sub-bituminous coal into urea using innovative and clean coal gasification technology.

The two BOC air seperation plants will produce approximately 4,800 tonnes of oxygen per day and around 7,000 tonnes of nitrogen per day, more than doubling the current Australian and New Zealand total industry supply of Air Gases.

The Collie ASU project will take three years to complete and is expected to start construction in the third quarter of 2011 post the conclusion of Perdaman’s project financing.

View full media statement here

17 Feb 2011

Rail Access Agreement finalised for Perdaman Collie Urea Project

Perdaman Chemicals & Fertilisers has reached a significant milestone for the Perdaman Collie Urea Project, finalising rail transport arrangements for the $3.5 billion urea manufacturing plant today.

The partnership between Perdaman Chemicals & Fertilisers, WestNet Rail and QR National via its bulk freight subsidiary Australia Railroad Group will enable up to 2 million tonnes of urea per annum to be transported from the plant site at Shotts Industrial Estate near Collie to Bunbury Port.

WestNet Rail will provide access to the rail network and rail infrastructure support services, while QR National will provide above rail services to transport the urea product.

View full media statement here

01 Feb 2011

Perdaman become Principal Sponsor for Commonwealth Business Forum Perth 2011

Perdaman is pleased to announce its support of the Commonwealth Business Forum being held in Perth from the 25th to 27th October 2011.

The Commonwealth Business Forum will be held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting focusing on the theme ‘Partnering for Global Growth: The Commonwealth, Indian Ocean and the Pacific Rim”.

The forum will highlight new global economic partnerships for trade and investment in key sectors across the Commonwealth and beyond.

One of 6 principal sponsors, Perdaman joins ANZ, BP, Fortescue Metals, Rio Tinto and Woodside Energy in playing an important role in the forum.

Perdaman is very proud to be part of this prestigious event.

View CBC media release here

09 Jan 2011

PSWCA rising stars challenge former country greats

Local rising stars from the Perdaman South West Cricket Academy hit it out against former country greats in Bunbury, as part of the 2011 Commonwealth Bank Australia Country Cricket Championships.

Joined by former test cricketeker, now Perdaman advisor Mr. Tom Moody and Perdaman Chairman and Managing Director Mr. Vikas Rambal, the team played an impressive 20 overs almost securing victory with 2 runs off the 124 run target.

Tom Moody, Merv Hughes, Greg Matthews, Brad Hogg, Terry Alderman and Ryan Campbell were among the Australian Cricketekers Association team who played against the Australian Country XI on the day.

24 Dec 2010

Official new office opening

Perdaman Chemicals & Fertilisers is pleased to announce that it has moved to 58 Mounts Bay Road, home of the brand new 21 storey ‘Alluvion’ building.

After signing a 12 year lease agreement with Cape Bouvard, Perdaman now occupy 770sqm of office space on the 17th floor.

Perdaman held its official new office opening on the 22nd of December 2010 in the company of the Honorable Mr. Colin Barnett MEc MLA, the Honorable Mr. Brendon Grylls MLA, the late Sushma Paul, Honorary Consul of India and other distinguished guests.

23 Dec 2010

Perdaman Signs Coal Supply Agreement Media Coverage

22 Dec 2010

Perdaman Signs Coal Supply Agreement

KordaMentha, the Administrators for Griffin Coal, and Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers have signed a long term Coal Supply Agreement for the supply of up to 2.95 million tonnes of coal per annum to the Perdaman Collie Urea Project commencing in 2014.

Perdaman is developing a $3.5 billion urea manufacturing plant at Collie which will produce 2 million tonnes of urea per annum for local customers as well as for export through the Port of Bunbury.

Perdaman Chairman and Managing Director Vikas Rambal said that “Perdaman is very appreciative of the efforts shown by Griffin’s Administrators in finalising this contract during a difficult period for Griffin Coal.”

View full media statement here

22 Dec 2010

Perdaman sign water allocation agreement

Perdaman has signed a water allocation agreement with Harvey Water for the supply of water from the Wellington Dam.

The Water will be transported from the Wellington Dam to Collie via a 27km under-utilised pipeline.

The Project will build a seven kilometers pipeline extension to transport the water from Collie to the Project site.