Project overview*
| Status | Progressing approvals |
| Type | Prescribed project |
Description
A large-scale metallurgical silicon and polysilicon production plant, proposed in Townsville City Council’s Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct.
| Proponent | Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners |
| Process | Prescribed project |
| Declaration lapse date | 24 March 2026 |
| Location/s | Calcium, 40 kilometres south of Townsville |
| Local government/s | Townsville City Council |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Jobs | 2,400 construction, 2,000 operational |
| Investment | $7.855 billion |
| Construction start date | Q4 2026 |
| Construction end date | Q3 2029 |
* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.
Process timeline
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 25 March 2024 | Declared a prescribed project ( 952.4 KB). |