‘Green’ aluminum inches closer in Pacific Northwest, if only they can power the last remaining smelter
3 Apr 2022
Northwest News Network
The push to restart the Pacific Northwest’s last remaining aluminum smelter got a boost last week. It also absorbed a setback as officials debate the value of domestic production and how to allocate the region’s finite, low-cost hydropower. The prospective new owners of the idled Alcoa Intalco Works smelter near Ferndale, Washington, secured $10 million in taxpayer support to upgrade the decades-old factory. But the smelter requires a...
Print Page
Email to a Friend
