The Australian Aluminium Council has welcomed the VBX Limited as a new member. In 2020, the Council created a new membership category, enabling bauxite explorers and mine proponents to join the Council. VBX is the first member in this category. VBX are the proponents of the Wuudagu Bauxite Project on Wunambal Gaambera country, in the far north of Western Australia. Wuudagu is proposed as a bauxite mine, beneficiation plant and transhipment operation. The Project could employ up to 100 people during construction and up to 250 people during operations. Subject to statutory approvals, the Project could commence from 2022.

Executive Director of the Council, Marghanita Johnson said "We welcome VBX to the Council. We are excited by the potential the Wuudagu Project has to provide training, employment and economic opportunities for the local community and support the development of economic infrastructure in the region. While Wuudagu is undergoing final feasibility studies and approvals, membership of the Council enables VBX to engage with other members of the Australian bauxite industry during these planning phases".

Australia is the world's largest producer of bauxite, producing more than 100 million tonnr in 2019. The industry has almost six decades of experience of operating in Australia. Australian bauxite deposits have high grades and are shallow and relatively easy to mine.