Boyne Smelters

Boyne Smelters Limited
Company typeLimited company
IndustryAluminium
Founded1982
HeadquartersBoyne Island, Queensland, Australia
Key people
Joe Rea (general manager)
ProductsAluminium
Production output
545,000 tonnes
Number of employees
921
Websiteboynesmelters.com.au

Boyne Smelters is located on Boyne Island, Queensland, Australia, approximately 12 km south of the port of Gladstone. The smelter has a production capacity of 545,000 tonnes of aluminium per year.

The operating company Boyne Smelters Ltd is majority owned by Rio Tinto (73.50%) with the balance held by a consortium of Japanese participants including YKK Aluminium (9.50%), UACJ Corporation (9.29%) and Southern Cross Aluminium (a joint venture between Sumitomo and Marubeni) (7.71%).