- State Government enters exclusive lease negotiations with
Cargill Australia for a world-class canola crush plant in Kwinana
- Plant would create local jobs, support local farmers and
position Western Australia in the emerging biofuel market
- Part of Cook Government's commitment to the long-term future
of the Kwinana industrial strip
A job-creating canola
crush plant in Kwinana is a step closer to reality, with the Cook Government entering
exclusive lease negotiations with Cargill Australia for a parcel of land on the
industrial strip.
Cargill
is investigating the potential to develop a world-class canola crush plant on a
site adjacent to the CBH Kwinana Grain Terminal, subject to all necessary
regulatory approvals.
The project would service
both the domestic and export oil and meal market, utilise locally grown canola
and expand Western Australia's processing capacity for canola oil.
Importantly, it would
supply the emerging biofuel markets in Australia and around the world,
providing a clean energy source for the future.
The WA Government and
Cargill will now work together to negotiate a lease agreement for the site over
coming months, while Cargill continues discussions with CBH Group and other
parties on the project.
The Cook Government
has secured a range of major new projects for the Kwinana and Rockingham
industrial areas, bringing billions of dollars of investment into the State and
locking in a strong industrial future for the southern suburbs.
Comments attributed to Premier Roger Cook:
"This is a hugely
exciting project for Kwinana and for WA - expanding our local processing
capacity, creating local jobs and positioning our State in the clean biofuel
market.
"My Government will now
work closely with Cargill to progress this project and ensure we provide the
land and support to keep Kwinana at the heart of our State's industrial future.
"From battery
materials to clean energy and agricultural processing, we're throwing
everything at securing major projects in Kwinana that will set up our State's
economy for the future."
Comments attributed to Cargill Australia Managing Director Zsolt Kocza:
"Cargill is currently investigating the
potential to develop a world-class canola crush plant on the site subject to
all necessary approvals and is working closely with the WA Government to move
this project forward.
"We see a range of benefits including adding
processing capacity to Australia and the ability to process Western Australian canola to
oil and meal which will service the domestic and export oil and meal markets
besides supplying to the
emerging biofuel market both in Australia and internationally.
"Cargill has been in
discussions with several parties regarding this potential crush plant facility
in Kwinana WA,
including CBH Group and how their existing supply chain may be able to support
accumulation and export connections for the plant."
Comments attributed to CBH Group Chief Executive Ben Macnamara:
"We
welcome this development which provides the opportunity for a canola crushing
plant to be located next to one of CBH's critical supply chain assets - the
Kwinana Grain Terminal.
"In line with our purpose to create sustainable value for
WA grain growers, we're open to considering opportunities that provide growers
with market optionality that utilises our supply chain.
"We're looking forward to continuing discussions with
Cargill to assess this opportunity."
