Australia: Fremantle Ports has completed the construction of a 40m-high cement clinker storage dome at Kwinana Bulk Terminal in the Outer Harbour. This dome, a first in Western Australia and the second in Australia, can store an entire 40,000t shipment of clinker.
The new storage solution links to the adjacent Cockburn Cement plant and serves BGC, another major clinker importer. The dome was chosen for its smaller ground footprint compared to traditional dry product sheds.
CEO Michael Parker said "Without clinker, industry stops. Every tonne entering Western Australia comes through Kwinana Bulk Terminal.”
The terminal imports over 1.1Mt/yr of clinker, sourced from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates.