Leichhardt
Delivering the Eramurra Solar Salt Project in the Pilbara, Western Australia

Jalouise is an active investor via Tracker Global in the Eramurra Solar Salt Project. The parent company of the Project is known as Leichhardt.

Leichhardt is an independent, majority-Australian owned Solar Salt Project headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, with operations 55 kilometres outside Karratha, Western Australia.

With 11Mtpa of bulk salt exports, Australia is the world’s largest exporter of industrial salt. Over the next decade, insatiable salt demand from East Asian markets such as China, Japan, Korea Republic and Taiwan is set to create a shortage almost double Australia’s current total supply.

Despite Australia’s vast competitive advantage, there are only a handful of new Australian projects seeking to cover this impending market shortfall.

The proposed Eramurra Solar Salt Project is targeting production of 3.4 million tonnes per annum of high-grade chemical salt, targeted to Asia-Pacific chemical markets.

Targeting a best-practice, hi-spec, low-cost solar salt operation, the project will incorporate innovative layout and production techniques that ensures Eramurra and the Pilbara maintains competitiveness into the future.

Leichhardt expects to create over 200 jobs during the construction phase of the Eramurra Solar Salt Project, with an additional 70 permanent jobs once the facility is operational.

The Project’s advantageous proximity to Karratha means Leichhardt will prioritise local Karratha-based workers and local contracts for suppliers throughout both construction and operation phases.