Snapshot
- Current operations include importing alumina, which supports 467 direct jobs in central Washington
- Once fully operational, the terminal is expected to produce 300 direct and indirect permanent, family-wage jobs
- According to an economic analysis by Berk Consulting, revitalisation of the site will result in 2,650 direct and indirect jobs during construction
- Construction will generate US$37.2 million in state tax revenues and US$5.9 million in county tax revenues
- Construction activity is estimated to support US$70 million in direct wages, and US$232 million in direct output
- Ongoing site operations are estimated to annually generate US$2.2 million in state tax revenues, US$1.7 million in county tax revenues, and US$1.5 million to special purpose districts
- At build-out, ongoing site operations are expected to produce US$16 million in direct wages, and US$49 million in direct output per year
Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview (MBTL) is a bulk materials port on the Columbia River in Washington State, USA.
Ambre Energy owns 62 per cent of Millennium, with the remaining 38 per cent owned by Arch Coal, Inc., the second largest thermal coal producer in the USA. For more than 60 years, the site operated as an aluminum smelter and the dock was used to import alumina and materials for smelting.
We are well advanced on a significant works program to maintain and upgrade the existing facilities, including clean-up projects related to decades of aluminum smelting. The works have already improved the safety and condition of the site for our staff while we work to meet government requirements and community expectations.
MBTL is building a world-class, international port facility that will help Washington State solidify its position as a leader in international trade. The US$450 million first stage will result in a coal export terminal with approximately 25 million metric tons per annum (Mtpa) capacity. The second stage, projected to cost US$200 million, will take total export capacity to about 44Mtpa.
The proposed new terminal facilities will include a rail yard to house trains arriving from western USA coal mines, and two new docks to create a modern and efficient port capable of receiving, stockpiling, blending and loading coal for export. At full build-out, two vessels per day are anticipated to depart for offshore markets.
Find out more about Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview at www.millenniumbulk.com.
