Aluminum Smelter Plant: Rio Tinto Alcan

Rio Tinto Alcan: The Shawinigan electrolysis plant plant will now be shut at the end of November 2013, rather than on December 31, 2014, as originally planned and only 60 of the 425 plant workers will continue on with the company after the shutdown of the plant, which opened 71 years ago, according to CTV. We will work with our key stakeholders to manage the impact caused by the reduction of production in the most respecful manner possible," he stated and Rio Tinto Alcan announced Wednesday that it will shut down its aluminum smelter plant in Shawinigan 13 months earlier than originally planned. This decision follows a major strategic review that allowed us to analyze all options for the future of the plant. The technology and low aluminum prices mean that the situation of the Shawinigan plant is currently unsustainable. wrote President and CEO of Rio Tinto Alcan Arnaud Soirat in a statement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.