Alcoa Corporation welcomes the announcement of the United States and Australian governments to advance the development of a gallium plant to be co-located at the Company’s Wagerup alumina refinery in Western Australia.
This latest development follows support given for the project from Japan Australia Gallium Associates Pty Ltd, a joint venture between the Japanese Government and Sojitz Corporation, through a Joint Development Agreement with Alcoa announced in August 2025. Following completion of feasibility assessments, Alcoa expects that a joint U.S., Australia and Alcoa special purpose vehicle would enter into the joint venture with JAGA to construct a gallium plant. The plant, which would be operated by Alcoa, would be expected to produce 100 metric tons of gallium annually. Today’s announcement confirms support for the gallium joint venture.
