CCL Munster Update

On Thursday, 1st December 2022, Cockburn Cement Limited (CCL) was found not guilty of breaching the Environmental Protection Act 1986 in relation to seven charges of unreasonable emission of odour from its Munster site in 2019 and guilty of six charges. The prosecution had previously withdrawn two other charges.

CCL’s spokesperson said that while the verdict on the six charges was disappointing, the team was focused on – continuing the trials as per the Works Approval to reduce potential odour in the kiln stacks, “Being a long term social and economic partner to the community means continuously focusing on ongoing improvements while we continue operate the Munster site while delivering benefits to the community and Western Australia.”

CCL is a long-term partner of the State and has a proud history of being part of the local community since 1955. As part of our commitment to reduce the operational impact on the local area, CCL is now conducting trials to explore ways to reduce the risk of odour in the community from the Munster site.

Trials approved by DWER in August 2021 are continuing. CCL intends to provide further project updates about the odour reduction trials progress on the Cockburn Cement Community website.