Alpha HPA is an aluminium refiner operating out of Gladstone, QLD, producing high purity alloys for LED lighting, semiconductors, and lithium-ion battery industries.
Their extraction process may be the most environmentally friendly and efficient in the world, running on 100% renewable energy. Having started out as a tech demonstration project, Alpha HPA has gained incredible momentum with a market cap of over $1 billion as of September 2024, and plans to expand its facilities in 2025.
Local benefits
The project has created 34 full time jobs in the local community, almost half filled by women. Once their 2025 expansion is operational, they will create 120 full time jobs, and 300 during the construction process. The company’s ethics aren’t just about what they do, but how they do it – and supporting home-grown innovation and workers is part of that mission.
Consumer benefits
Alpha HPA’s products are high purity, meaning better end-products for consumers. Consumers who need to meet emissions reductions targets benefit from the renewable refining process. With more people wanting to make the switch to all-electric appliances and energy sources, producers like Alpha HPA are critically important to meeting that demand.
Climate benefits
All of Alpha HPA’s by-products are retained and sold on a 100% basis, making them a near zero waste facility. Their process of extracting the aluminium means there is less waste and greater energy efficiency than other processes. Businesses like Alpha HPA are critical to economies across the world transitioning to net zero emissions. Construction of renewable energy technologies will ramp up, and clean inputs such as the aluminium produced by this company will help reduce emissions.
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