Premier Colin Barnett was in town with Perdaman’s chairman Vikas Rambal to announce that over the next four years the government will secure land and upgrade vital water and infrastructure in Collie.

Perdaman intends to start building the plant in September at the Shotts Industrial Park, seven kilometres from Collie, to transform coal into urea using coal gasification technology.

The government’s financial injection is an important step in establishing the “world-class facility” which will create new jobs and opportunities in the south-west, Mr Barnett said. “This project will have massive significance for WA and the south-west, introducing a new industry, new employment and business opportunities and boosting exports,” he said.

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