Bechtel Pacific - (USA's largest construction firm) and Minenco (a division of Conzinc Rio Tinto) - a joint venture construction project of $1 billion aluminium smelting expansion project in Gladstone Qld. 

Organisation Technology assisted in the development of an organisation structure, a performance based reward system and clarified senior management roles and responsibilities. The resulting improved efficiencies contributed to savings of $100 million dollars and achieved project completion six months inside the contracted target date.

The smelter began operation in 1982 and, following the commissioning of the $1 billion expansion in 1997, it now has a production capacity of 490,000 tonnes of aluminium annually. It is the largest smelter in Australia and one of the largest in the western world.

Boyne Smelters Limited is a joint venture with several equity partners:
Comalco Limited, Kobe Aluminium (Australia) Pty Ltd, SLM Australia Pty Ltd, Sumitomo Chemical Co Limited,
YKK Aluminium (Australia) Pty Ltd, Ryowa Development Pty Ltd.