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Rio Tinto Alcan's Kentucky smelter adding capacity to offset power costs
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A $20 million project to boost electric amperage is under way at Rio Tinto Alcan's Sebree, Kentucky, aluminum smelter in an effort to increase the plant's aluminum-making capacity to help offset rising electricity rates.
The project, expected to be completed later this year, "allows us to make more metal ... that's what we want to do," plant spokesman Kenny Barkley said Wednesday. He said Sebree produced about 196,000 metric tons of aluminum in 2011. Increasing the amperage should allow the smelter to produce an additional 5,000 to 15,000 mt, moving it above 200,000 mt on an annual basis, he said.
"The intent is to increase capacity," Barkley said. "That's one way to help alleviate costs if power prices increase, by making more metal with the same amount of equipment and people."
The project, expected to be completed later this year, "allows us to make more metal ... that's what we want to do," plant spokesman Kenny Barkley said Wednesday. He said Sebree produced about 196,000 metric tons of aluminum in 2011. Increasing the amperage should allow the smelter to produce an additional 5,000 to 15,000 mt, moving it above 200,000 mt on an annual basis, he said.
"The intent is to increase capacity," Barkley said. "That's one way to help alleviate costs if power prices increase, by making more metal with the same amount of equipment and people."
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