San Ciprián aluminium smelter

Alcoa Plans Restart At San Ciprián Aluminium Plant For 2023

Alcoa Plans Restart At San Ciprián Aluminium Plant For 2023

Aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation announced last week that laborers at its San Ciprián aluminium plant in Spain have agreed to a plan that will have the complex returning to production in 2023. The plan lays out the production restart process that will...

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Four-Month Strike At San Ciprián Aluminium Smelter Ends

The four-month strike at the former Alcoa smelter in Spain ended last week, as the two main labor unions at the site and the site’s management have come to an agreement on plans for the plant’s labor situation. The strike began when Alcoa announced the plant’s closure four months ago. The Workers’ Commissions (CCOO) and […]

Spanish Court Halts Curtailment Of San Ciprián Aluminium Smelter

Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation halted plans to curtail its smelter in San Ciprián, Spain last week after a local court handed down a decision affecting the process for laying off the workforce there. The High Court of Justice of Galicia issued the decision last Thursday in a suit brought by the local workforce after […]

Talks Fall Through Between Alcoa And San Ciprián Labor Union

The formal talks between Alcoa Corporation and the union representing the San Ciprián aluminium smelter labor force over the fate of the plant ended last week lacking an agreement as to the unit’s continued operation. The consultation process ended on September 28, which the parties are mandated by the government to hold prior to a […]

Liberty House In Talks With Alcoa Over San Ciprián Aluminium Smelter

Per the Spanish government, Liberty House is a front-runner to buy Alcoa’s San Ciprián smelter, noting that the two firms are planning on seven weeks of negotiations prior to the emergence of a final deal for the 228 thousand metric tons per annum plant. Both the regional and national governments issued a statement about the […]