The second stage would include the expansion of sun metals townsville refinery using cutting edge technology to provide a 25 per cent increase in zinc production.
Sun metals solar townsville.
The company built a 125mw solar pv plant to supply the refinery in 2018 becoming one of the first major energy users to source some of its electricity demand from renewables.
Sun metals corporation smc will deliver hundreds of jobs to queensland following state government approval of a 300 million expansion to its refinery near townsville.
Sun metals has already built a dedicated 125mw solar farm near its zinc refinery in townsville which will deliver as much as 30 per cent of the plant s energy needs and significantly cut.
Sun metals established its zinc refinery in townsville in 1996.
Sun metals corporation pty ltd is an australian subsidiary of korea zinc company limited.
Sun metals owner korea.
Our zinc refinery built in 1996 is located 15km south of the city of townsville in north queensland australia.