FOR THE FUTURE

Gippsland Cement’s No 5 cement mill moved from to Kandos

Clyde Bulk Cement Depot Plant sold to in NSW officially opened -Brighton A&K renamed Cement Ltd for 49% of Australian Portland ABCL (Birkenhead and Cement Limited (APCL) Geelong works) A&K purchased NEWCASTLE LIME & CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED APCL assets (originally established in 1931) transferred to ACH

ACH & Independent Cement & Lime Pty Ltd formed a joint venture company called Cement Kandos No 3 aerial Facilities (MCF) to ropeway commissioned. handle bulk cement Aerial ropeways No 1 Shares in Adelaide-Brighton and 2 demolished Cement Ltd (ABCL) sold to Adelaide Brighton Ltd (ABL) Traralgon plant closed down

Closure of Kandos Cement Industries Ltd Power House after Hanson PLC acquired Pioneer changed name to 78 years International Ltd including Glebe lease, 50% share in ACH 1980 CEMENT HOLDINGS depot established Major upgrade to 1982 1987 Cement bagging MCF terminal 1985 operations moved 1991 Cornwall Coal's Kandos No 6 1992 1993 from Kandos to Clyde Blackwood Colliery Kandos 70th 1989 ACH acquired 100% kiln upgrade 1990 commenced Anniversary of Melcann Limited 1993 Celebrations 1989 CSR demerges with 1986 1987 1994 1981 1992 1993 1999 Rinker construction 1980 materials group, taking Takeover of GOLIATH PORTLAND 1997 2000 the interest in ACH CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED by Cement Industries Limited Second MV Goliath 2001 built 15,000 tonne Completion of 80, 000 bulk carrier. First ship 2001 2003 tonne clinker handling renamed MV Goliath II Limestone mine relocated. Asbestos Cement and blending plant at Railton New conveyor and factory closes $19 million limestone 2003 Cement crushing plant completed. Kandos Railton No 1 and Colliery is formed from the No 3 kilns removed Cornwall Coal Railton $100 million plant closed merger of ACH and QCL 100th Anniversary 2003 and commences trading Celebrations expansion and upgrade Dredging Closure of licenses in the Darra on 2 June 2003 Moreton Bay Plant after 2001 First Darra not renewed, 84 years signaled Pyroclon precalcination workforce Besser Holdings sold rationalization impending 1999 by the merged entity in unit and second preheater closure of installed on Railton No 4 kiln CQC kiln December 2003 Darra Plant 1998 Bulwer converted Island to lime kiln MV Cementco plant Second Darra purchased Despatch expansion 1996 Excel Concrete facility workforce 1995 and Excel Quarries sold as part opened rationalization of the merger arrangement 1994 INDUSTRY at Darra Mt Etna 1993 ENVIRONMENTAL bat cave 1992 CQC renamed SOLUTIONS dispatch controversy PACIFIC LIME was formed to develop QCL was incorporated 1990 Gladstone No 1 kiln facility operations the use of alternative fuels. on 2 June 1914 and merged (semi-wet process) Yatala Storage began 1989 In 2001 the name with ACH 89 years later commissioned. silos officially 1988 was changed to opened Gladstone remained a 1987 GEOCYCLE clinker manufacturing 1986 “Holderbank” became plant until 1993 1985 100% owners of QCL 1984 Closure of 1983 Company name changed Stuart works 1981 from The Qld Cement at Gladstone No 2 kiln (dry process) & Lime Company Limited to MV Warden Point commissioned as part of Queensland Cement Ltd purchased $200 million expansion CEMENT Completion of “Holderbank” Townsville rebranded around DISTRIBUTORS The dredge Amity Despatch Terminal the world as Holcim established. POZZOLANIC and the carrier Joint venture INDUSTRIES John Oxley were between QCL purchased by QCL built for QCL in EXCEL CONCRETE and and Melcann Cairns by NQEA EXCEL QUARRIES established in Qld, NSW & Vic QCL AUSTRALIAN STEEL purchased MILL SERVICES TERIS (AUST) PTY LTD Sunstate Cement opened clinker-grinding formed as joint venture and introduced its plant in , ending QCL's monopoly between QCL and Levy's (U.S.) Major Solvent Based Fuels (SBF) refurbishment program to Darra No 5 Kiln

NACL & CQC QCL 75th Anniversary Celebrations became 100% owned by QCL

1980 - 2003