London’s Black Cabs Going Electric Spurs Aluminum Restart

  • Sapa is reopening an aluminum factory in south Wales this week
  • Norwegian firm will supply lightweight parts for London cabs
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London’s black cabs going electric shows the new wave of automobile technology is already reshaping the metals industry.

After being closed for three years due to a weak market, Sapa SA’s aluminum plant in south Wales will reopen this week to supply lightweight parts for automakers such as London Electric Vehicle Co., the maker of black cabs.