$1.2b Kwinana clean up bill drives Alcoa Australia to a $600m loss
The US miner is also facing declining production and delayed approvals in WA, where it mines three-quarters of its bauxite.
Wesfarmers is a Perth-based conglomerate best known for Bunnings and Kmart but with substantial interests in chemicals, energy and fertilisers including in WA CSBP Fertilisers, Kleenheat and EVOL LNG.
Norwegian Yara has big plans for green ammonia in WA's north while local Wesfarmers looks to build another traditional carbon-intensive facility south of Perth.
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