Aerial view of site from the west, Hydro Kurri Kurri Ltd, 11 October 1978
This image was scanned from the original in an album entrusted to the Coalfields Local History Association based at the Sir Edgeworth David Memorial Museum at Abermain by Hydro Kurri Kurri Pty Ltd.
Unfortunately, the aluminium plant finally closed in October 2012. In the words of the Australian Aluminium Council Ltd:
"The Kurri Kurri aluminium smelter began operation in 1969 and was acquired by Hydro, a member of Hydro Aluminium Group based in Norway, in 2002.
Hydro Aluminium produced various types of ingots which are used to produce a vast range of products, including roofing materials, foil, truck bodies, boats, doors, windows, commercial shopfronts, cables, tubing and many others.
Hydro Aluminium invested $40 million to upgrade the last remaining side-worked prebake technology in Australia. This upgrade was completed in November 2005 and aimed to significantly reduce emissions and increase production capacity by 6,800 tonnes per annum.
The Kurri Kurri aluminium smelter closed in 2012."
Please contact The Coalfields Heritage Group if you are the subject of the image, or know the subject of the image, and have cultural or other reservations about the image being displayed on this website and would like to discuss this with us.
This image can be used for study and personal research purposes. If you wish to reproduce this image for any other purpose please contact the Coalfields Local History Association.
If you have any information about this photograph, please contact us or leave a comment.
Aerial view of site from the west, Hydro Kurri Kurri Ltd, 11 October 1978
This image was scanned from the original in an album entrusted to the Coalfields Local History Association based at the Sir Edgeworth David Memorial Museum at Abermain by Hydro Kurri Kurri Pty Ltd.
Unfortunately, the aluminium plant finally closed in October 2012. In the words of the Australian Aluminium Council Ltd:
"The Kurri Kurri aluminium smelter began operation in 1969 and was acquired by Hydro, a member of Hydro Aluminium Group based in Norway, in 2002.
Hydro Aluminium produced various types of ingots which are used to produce a vast range of products, including roofing materials, foil, truck bodies, boats, doors, windows, commercial shopfronts, cables, tubing and many others.
Hydro Aluminium invested $40 million to upgrade the last remaining side-worked prebake technology in Australia. This upgrade was completed in November 2005 and aimed to significantly reduce emissions and increase production capacity by 6,800 tonnes per annum.
The Kurri Kurri aluminium smelter closed in 2012."
Please contact The Coalfields Heritage Group if you are the subject of the image, or know the subject of the image, and have cultural or other reservations about the image being displayed on this website and would like to discuss this with us.
This image can be used for study and personal research purposes. If you wish to reproduce this image for any other purpose please contact the Coalfields Local History Association.
If you have any information about this photograph, please contact us or leave a comment.