Update on Adbri Cement’s boost to Port Adelaide economy during January Maintenance

We have commenced our scheduled annual Shutdown (4 January to 3 February) of parts of our operations at our Adbri Cement (ABC) local South Australian manufacturing facility at Birkenhead in order to undertake planned maintenance and repairs.

Sections of our facility, including our two larger cement mills and the kiln, are being progressively shut down. Other sections of the plant are still operating.

The maintenance and repair work improve our environmental performance and production efficiency.

We will share further updates (with photos) of work as we progress. To get the ball rolling, here is a picture of some of the cranes onsite.

During the Shutdown, up to 500 engineering and trade contractors will be on site to undertake maintenance valued at $22.5 million.

ABC’s parent company, Adbri, directly employs more than 470 South Australians – and indirectly more than 2000 South Australians.

Contractors from other parts of SA (and some from interstate) are coming to Birkenhead and spending money in the Port Adelaide community on accommodation, restaurants, groceries, recreation etc.

Detailed planning has been undertaken to keep any noise disturbance in the local area to a minimum. The Shutdown will involve a significant increase in contractors visiting the site each day.

If there are any issues that need to be reported, please contact our community hotline on 8300 0520 or email – BirkenheadCommunity@adbri.com.au.

ABC has led the way in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by replacing fossil fuels with alternative fuels. Our general purpose cement, made at Birkenhead, has Australia’s lowest embodied carbon.

We are proud to be building a better Australia.