This month, Graham Preston, ERP Senior Technology Manager, reaches a milestone tenure of 20 years with WesCEF. Graham’s journey with then-called Wesfarmers Energy started from a consultancy point of view, coming on board as a project manager for Oracle Consulting in 2002. During this time, he implemented the Oracle e-Business Suite for the division and […]
CSBP Fertilisers today announced that it will place its Superphosphate (SSP) Manufacturing Plant, located at its Kwinana facility south of Perth, into care and maintenance. The decision comes as a result of long-term decline in market demand for SSP as growers continue to reduce livestock numbers (particularly sheep), combined with increasing competition from overseas suppliers […]
Australian Gold Reagents’ (AGR) Board has made a final investment decision to proceed with the expansion of its sodium cyanide production facility in Kwinana, Western Australia, positioning AGR as one of the world’s largest sodium cyanide producers for the gold mining industry. AGR General Manager Barney Jones said the expansion would enable the business to […]
When and how did you first start at WesCEF? I was studying accounting at Curtin University when CSBP interviewed several third year students and I was offered an Assistant Accountant role. So, I had a job before I’d finished my degree! What roles have you had with the company over the years? Over the forty […]
WesCEF is proud to have been selected as an Employer of Choice in the 2024 Australian Business Awards. This award recognises WesCEF’s continued focus on people initiatives, policies and practices which together are helping to create a leading work environment and maximise the full potential of our workforce. To be named an Employer of […]
Congratulations to Julie Watson, WesCEF’s General Manager of Safety & Engineering Services, for being recently elected President of the Kwinana Industries Council (KIC). The appointment further strengthens WesCEF’s commitment to, and connections within, the Kwinana community and the industrial operators working in the area. The KIC is the peak industry association for the Kwinana Industrial […]
It was announced today that CSBP will receive a grant of $7.5 million from the Federal Government to help accelerate our transition to Net Zero. The grant, awarded through the Powering the Regions Fund, will be used to install a low emission waste gas incinerator at AGR’s (CSBP’s (75%) JV with Coogee (25%)) sodium cyanide […]
WesCEF is leading the way within the Wesfarmers group with investment in Aboriginal suppliers. We recognise the importance of positive engagement, and the great impact it has on Aboriginal communities where we work. In FY24, WesCEF more than doubled our spend on Aboriginal suppliers (across 28 suppliers) from the previous financial year. Category Advisor Michelle […]
Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers (WesCEF) today announced it has agreed to sell its liquified petroleum gas (LPG) distribution and its liquified natural gas (LNG) distribution businesses to Supagas and Clean Energy Fuels Australia (CEFA) respectively. The divestments are independent of each other, and each is subject to certain consents and approvals including from the […]
Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers’ (WesCEF) CSBP business has been awarded $32.9 million from the Commonwealth Government to accelerate its decarbonisation journey. The funding, received through the Powering the Regions Fund, will be used to install tertiary abatement catalysts in two of its older Nitric Acid Ammonium Nitrate (NAAN) Plants at CSBP’s Kwinana facility, which […]