Australia Aluminum Sector in Fight For Survival, Industry Warns
- High power prices making the industry globally uncompetitive
- Clean energy transition seen key to sector’s long-term future
Photographer: Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg
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Australia’s aluminum smelters are being priced out of the global market due to high energy costs, with closures looming unless they can find a pathway to cheaper power, according to the head of an international producer body.