Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers

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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.

Projects WesCEF is involved in

chemXplore tracks 1 project involving WesCEF, of which one is active.

WesCEF's role on them: Operator.

1 Commissioning & Start-up

1 expansion.

Expected to start operating
2026
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2027
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2028
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2029
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2030
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2031
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What moved recently
  • 30 April 2026 AGR Sodium Cyanide Plant Expansion, Kwinana · Commissioning & Start-up · Australia

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Targeting: Hydrogen cyanide (1), Sodium cyanide (1)

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Latest news on WesCEF

22 July 2026
Wesfarmers and SQM approve Mt Holland lithium expansion

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.

4 March 2026
thyssenkrupp Uhde Installs EnviNOx® for Emission Cuts at CSBP Nitric Acid Plants

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.

6 November 2025
AGR sodium cyanide plant moves from engineering into construction

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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