Summit’s multimillion dollar investment in liquid fertilizer storage at the Kwinana depot is progressing well. The depot upgrade will expand our ability to store and supply liquid UAN (UreaAmmonium Nitrate) by adding a further 50,000 tonnes of capacity.
Summit Fertilizers Executive Manager of Engineering, Phil Hargreaves, reports key milestones
to-date have been:
- Civil works completed in March, after some particularly challenging weather conditions.
- By the end of May, the primary and secondary bottom HDPE linings from Fabtech had been installed, along with a state-of-the-art leak detection and management system.
“Work on the top covers is underway and pipe installation by Brilly to connect this storage with the Kwinana depot infrastructure
is progressing well,” Phil said.
“Electrical work has commenced and pumps and instrumentations should all be installed by late June.
“So the news for growers is good and despite some challenges the project is right on-track. We anticipate works commissioning will start in August, where hydrostatic testing and a range of other system checks will need to be completed,” he said.
