Latrobe Magnesium

The Samalaju location in Malaysia had notable strengths compared to the other two options being considered.
PROCESSING

LMG chooses Malaysia for magnesium plant location

The Samalaju location had notable strengths compared to the other two options being considered

27 March 2023

 Site of planned plant
PROCESSING

Bechtel to review Latrobe plant

Latrobe's technology generates net-zero CO2 emissions.

07 July 2022

A plant is being built to prove up a process to remove magnesium metal from Yallourn fly ash.
PROCESSING

Latrobe Magnesium lands construction funds

Demonstration plant expected to be in operation in first quarter of 2023.

17 May 2022

The initial plant will be expanded to 10,000tpa at a total cost of $123 million.
TECHNOLOGY

Latrobe magnesium plant scaling up

It will be expanded to 10,000tpa at a total cost of $123 million.

03 November 2021

The plant is to produce magnesium metal from fly ash– a waste stream from brown coal power generation – to demonstrate LMG’s process.
ENVIRONMENT

Contract awarded for magnesium from coal fly ash demo plant

The current annual demand for magnesium is about 1Mtpa.

28 June 2021

Latrobe Magnesium has received patent protection in India for its hydrometallurgical process.
TECHNOLOGY

Latrobe Magnesium gets India patent

Hydrometallurgical process gets India patent protection.

14 January 2019

A plan to turn Latrobe Valley coal ash into magnesium has hit a snag.
PROCESSING

Making magnesium moves

Coal ash conversion plan hits a snag.

10 October 2018

The Yallourn power station in Victoria's LaTrobe Valley
PROCESSING

Latrobe ash on the fly

Latrobe will extract and sell magnesium metal and cementitious material from industrial fly ash.

14 August 2018

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