WA Kaolin (ASX: WAK) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
WA Kaolin is a resources company focused on kaolin production in Western Australia, scaling to 400,000 tonnes yearly.
WA Kaolin
WA Kaolin is an Australian mineral exploration and processing company focused on the development and operation of its kaolin clay assets. The company holds the Wickepin Kaolin Project located in Western Australia, which contains significant high-purity kaolin deposits. WA Kaolin utilizes its proprietary K99 dry processing method to refine raw kaolin into high-quality industrial product with reduced water and energy consumption. The company produces and exports processed kaolin to global industrial customers across Asia and other international markets for applications in paper, packaging, ceramics, paints, rubber, and specialty manufacturing.
Snapshot
Products and/or services of WA Kaolin
- Kaolin Extraction: Open-cut mining operations extracting high-grade kaolin clay deposit located 220 kilometers southeast of Perth in Western Australia, providing raw material feedstock for long-term mineral processing and global commercial distribution.
- Dry Mineral Processing: Operating a specialized dry processing facility utilizing the proprietary K99 process method, which converts raw kaolin clay into commercial grade powder while significantly reducing energy and water intake.
- Stage One Commercial Production: Ramping up initial commercial plant capacity to 200,000 tonnes per annum of processed kaolin product, establishing baseline output for off-take contracts and industrial customer supply chains.
- Stage Two Expansion Project: Developing planned infrastructure and processing line expansions designed to double total operational throughput to 400,000 tonnes per annum to satisfy growing international industrial demand across global target markets.
- Industrial Product Manufacturing: Supplying processed high-purity kaolin material tailored for use across major industrial sectors, including paper coating, board packaging, ceramic tile manufacturing, paints, performance coatings, rubber compounding, and fiberglass production.
- International Export Logistics: Managing global distribution networks and bulk shipping infrastructure to export processed mineral products from Western Australian ports directly to major industrial manufacturers across Asian and world markets.
WA Kaolin executive team
- Mr. Alfred BakerCo-Founder & MD
- Mr. Abhinav AnandCFO & Company Secretary
- Mr. Andrew Brian SorensenExecutive Director