Progress at the Burnside Terminal
26 October
2011
BURNSIDE, LA— Refurbishment work
continues at the newly acquired Impala Burnside Terminal in
Ascension Parish. With more than $1 million spent on the alumina
dock, administrative offices, landscaping and other maintenance
work, the terminal is quickly ramping-up activities.
“These are early days but Impala
is already laying the foundations for a concerted drive to hire
local residents and utilize local Louisiana-owned service companies
and contractors during refurbishment efforts,” said Phillip Hanna,
Louisiana resident and Burnside Terminal maintenance manager.
“Looking ahead, there is no question that Impala will substantially
increase business and economic activity in and around Ascension
Parish.”
Impala has also launched a
public information program for local residents and nearby community
stakeholders, including the development of http://www.burnsideterminal.com/,
a timely and informative website geared toward keeping the local
community informed about the project. A Burnside Terminal Twitter
feed will also be utilized in communications with the
community.
Ormet received an initial
shipment of bauxite through the Burnside terminal on Wednesday,
Sept. 28 and will shortly receive a further vessel. The arrival of
the two shipments signify the start of a steady flow of bauxite
into the facility and represent a milestone for Impala and Ormet
who have worked closely together since the acquisition in June
2011.
Once fully operational, the
Burnside Terminal will be only the fourth of its kind on the
Mississippi River and the only one with the possibility of both
rail-to-vessel and barge-to-vessel capabilities. Opportunities for
further expansion and development of the terminal are being
explored by Impala in partnership with relevant stakeholders.
Conceptual and feasibility studies for the terminal are underway
and are due for completion later this year.
In June 2011, Impala, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Trafigura, acquired Ormet’s
Burnside terminal in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. The
objective of the acquisition is to create a state-of-the-art major
bulk terminal for coal, bauxite and alumina. When completed,
the terminal will be one of the top ten coal and bulk logistics
facilities in the U.S. The Burnside facility was
originally constructed in 1956 alongside an alumina refinery, but
was idled in January 2008. The Ormet alumina refinery alongside the
bulk terminal was not included in the purchase.
For further information
please contact:
Trafigura press
office +44 207 009
1708
media@trafigura.com