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Table 11.1: Adelaide Brighton Limited
Company
Adelaide Brighton Limited
Address
62 Elder Road, Birkenhead
Jobs
185 (Birkenhead)
Exports
Yes
Building Valuation
Not available
Insurance Details
Not available
Contact
Tim Radimsisi:
Overview
Adelaide Brighton Limited is Australia’s largest producer of cement and lime. The
major activities at the site include:
The manufacture of cement and lime.
Crushing, grinding and milling raw materials and clinker
Fuel burning: rate of heat released exceeding 5 megawatts
Bulk shipping facilities: unloading raw materials, loading of cement
Coupled with its Angaston mine, the operations account for all of the commercially
integrated production of lime, clinker and cement in South Australia, amounting in 2008
to approximately 1,600kt of cementitious material and 40kt lime.
The company established its operations at Birkenhead in 1913 and selected the site
due to its favourable proximity to the port, road and rail facilities. Sea transport is
critical for receiving and distributing raw materials and product nationally and
internationally.
Climate Change
Risks
Flooding and seawater inundation.
Damage to buildings and wharf
Shut down periods during times of flooding / seawater inundation
Higher operating costs associated with power, insurance.
Increased capital costs associated with flood mitigation, energy efficiency.
Adaptation Planning
Adelaide Brighton Limited signed a Sector Agreement pursuant to the Climate
Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007. Under this Agreement,
Adelaide Brighton has agreed to promote government and industry actions that
are reducing greenhouse gas emissions or assisting industry to adapt to climate
change.
The Company’s emission reduction actions include the direct measurement of
stack gases and ambient dust monitoring in order to prepare dust reduction,
greenhouse abatement and waste minimisation programs. Ongoing investment in
the plant, including numerous upgrades, has increased the plant’s energy
efficiency.
An Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee is established and reports to the ABL
Board.
Information Sources
National Pollutant Inventory:
Adelaide Brighton Limited website:
Sector Agreement:
/climate_change/documents/sector_agreements/Adelaide_Brighton_Cement_sect
or_agreement.pdf
