CEFA EVOL has sued a Sydney-based contractor over alleged defective trailers.
Wesfarmers’ Chemical, Energy and Fertilisers subsidiary CEFA EVOL has sued a Sydney-based contractor over alleged defective trailers.
CEFA EVOL lodged a writ in the Supreme Court of Western Australia late last week naming NSW company Chart Australia as the defendant.
In the writ, CEFA EVOL claimed Chart breached supply contracts and misrepresented its technical expertise over the design and construction of trailers delivered to Melbourne and Perth.
It also alleged in the writ that it found defects on two 55-kilolitre trailers delivered to Melbourne and four 44kL trailers supplied to Perth in early 2020 and mid-2021, respectively.
The company, which operated the Wesfarmers LNG business at the time, has claimed damages over the alleged loss, estimating in the writ that the additional costs incurred from the trailers would be around $3.6 million.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission documents show Wesfarmers is CEFA EVOL's ultimate holding company.
In May 2024, Wesfarmers' WesCEF division announced it would sell parts of its Kleenheat business, including Wesfarmers LNG, which was later renamed EVOL LNG.
Kleenheat’s LPG distribution business was sold to Supagas while the EVOL LNG business was moved on to Clean Energy Fuels Australia.
CEFA EVOL and Chart signed supply contracts in 2019, for the latter to design, construct and deliver the vacuum-insulated liquefied natural gas trailers for a total of $2.4 million, according to the writ.
Chart Australia is part of Chart Industries, an international company focusing on the design and manufacture of cryogenic, vacuum-insulated trailers to transport LNG.
Business News has contacted Chart Industries, which operates its corporate headquarters in the US, for comment.
