Asset Report
Tiwai Point aluminium smelter
Report summary
Tiwai Point is New Zealand's only aluminium smelter. Commissioned in 1971 it is operated by New Zealand Smelters Ltd (NZAS); a 79.36% and 20.64% partnership between Rio Tinto and Japan's Sumitomo. About 90% of the 360ktpa aluminium produced is exported. Wood Mackenzie’s asset reports are built from the bottom up, incorporating a number of granular data metrics to ultimately produce our industry standard cash operating costs. This report contains a detailed asset note giving you a holistic view of the asset, including an operational overview through to a timeline of events from inception to now. This qualitative analysis is supplemented by the associated Excel download which enables interrogation of a whole series of cost and production metrics over the life of the asset.
Table of contents
- Summary
- Key issues
- Alumina Source
- Anode Source
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Power
- Power Type
- Power Source
- Power Supplier
- Power Contract
Tables and charts
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- Detailed map
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