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NeoSmelt Kwinana Green Iron Facility

Sector: Metal • Location: Kwinana, Western Australia, Australia

Source: Mining.com.au

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Planned

The NeoSmelt project aims to develop a low-emissions iron production facility using an electric smelting furnace technology to replace traditional blast furnace steelmaking. The project involves a $48.8 million front-end engineering design study supported by a $19.8 million government grant. The facility in Kwinana, Western Australia, is planned to be Australia's largest ironmaking electric smelti

Status
Prospective
Sector
Metal, Government, Steel
Location
Kwinana, Western Australia, Australia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Mining.com.au

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The project “NeoSmelt Kwinana Green Iron Facility” is an infrastructure initiative in the Metal sector, located in Kwinana, Western Australia, Australia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Mining.com.au.

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2026-07-22

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The NeoSmelt project aims to develop a low-emissions iron production facility using an electric smelting furnace technology to replace traditional blast furnace steelmaking. The project involves a $48.8 million front-end engineering design study supported by a $19.8 million government grant. The facility in Kwinana, Western Australia, is planned to be Australia's largest ironmaking electric smelting furnace pilot plant, with operations expected to begin in 2028.

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Metals and Mining

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Australia

State

Western Australia

City

Kwinana

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Mining.com.au

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Metal, Government, Steel

Article published date

2025-06-19

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