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Alcoa assesses $1 billion smelter expansion

ALCOA World Alumina Australia is in discussion with the Victorian government and electricity suppliers over a $1 billion proposed expansion of its Portland aluminium smelter to 500,000 tonnes per annum.

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Alcoa assesses $1 billion smelter expansion

Alcoa holds a 55% stake in the smelter which currently produces 360,000tpa. The proposed expansion is contingent on Alcoa finding a source of cheap electricity, according to The Age. "We have talked...

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