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Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers (WesCEF) is the chemicals, energy and fertilisers division of Wesfarmers Limited in Australia. Headquartered in Western Australia, it manufactures and supplies fertiliser and industrial chemicals and distributes energy products to agricultural, mining and industrial customers across Australia and selected export markets.
Its portfolio includes CSBP, which produces and markets fertilisers and chemicals such as ammonia, ammonium nitrate, nitric acid and sodium cyanide; Kleenheat, which retails LPG and natural gas and supplies liquefied natural gas under the EVOL LNG brand; and participation in joint ventures, including Australian Gold Reagents for sodium cyanide. WesCEF is also a partner in Covalent Lithium, developing the Mt Holland mine and a lithium hydroxide refinery at Kwinana for battery materials. Operations are centred on the Kwinana Industrial Area and other Western Australian sites, with activities spanning manufacturing, distribution, terminal and storage assets, and customer support services.
chemXplore tracks 1 project involving WesCEF, of which one is active.
Expansion doubles spodumene output to 760,000 tpa, adds ore-sorting recovery of ~3 Mt over the life, Wesfarmers’ capex $645–715M; construction H2 2027, first expanded volumes H1 2030.
EnviNOx® tech cuts N₂O emissions by 98% at CSBP's NAAN3 plant, aiding WesCEF's 2030 emission goals and supporting decarbonization in agriculture and mining.
Debottleneck and modernisation works start; capacity rises >30% for liquids, solids capacity also increases, new incinerator backed by $7.5M grant and near‑30% emissions intensity cut.
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