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Lochaber Aluminium Smelter Loses £4 MM Despite £586 MM Government Guarantee

Lochaber Aluminium Smelter Loses £4 MM Despite £586 MM Government Guarantee

A financial report recently released by GFG Alliance shows that the Lochaber aluminium smelter in Scotland lost over £4 million after receiving a government guarantee of £586 million in the 2020-2021 fiscal year. According to the financial results, the Lochaber smelter was...

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GFG Alliance Seeking Payment Pause For Debt Payments To Troubled Backer Greensill

In response to concerns raised by an insolvency filing by one of its financial backers, GFG Alliance leader Sanjay Gupta said his firm is in discussions with its administrators regarding an agreement to pause payments to the troubled firm. On Friday, Gupta relayed internally that it was seeking a standstill agreement from Greensill Capital’s administrators, […]

Rio Tinto Weighing Sale of French Aluminium Smelter

The resurgence of aluminium’s prices has prompted Anglo-Australian metals behemoth Rio Tinto Group to consider the sale of its 20-thousand-metric-ton-per-annum smelter in Dunkerque, France. According to a story that ran in The Australian this morning, Jean-Sebastien Jacques has been considering the sale of non-hydroelectric-powered aluminium assets, most of which the company acquired in its purchase […]