Bell Bay interim power deal signed

POWER

Gives Rio Tinto time to see how the government’s aluminium credit plays out

Rio Tinto's Bell Bay Aluminium smelter produces roughly 178,000t of aluminium each year.

Rio Tinto’s Bell Bay Aluminium smelter produces roughly 178,000t of aluminium each year. | Credits: Bell Bay Aluminium

The 12-month extension to Bell Bay Aluminium’s power agreement with Hydro Tasmania has been signed. Not only does it keep almost 600 people in jobs, it gives the smelter’s owner Rio Tinto time to see…

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