Alcoa says Australia aluminium smelter running at 30% capacity

Australia's 300 000 t/y Portland aluminium smelter is operating at below a third of its capacity after power to the plant was temporarily knocked out three weeks ago, operator Alcoa Corporation said on Wednesday. The smelter was hit when a power interconnector between the states of Victoria and South Australia went down, cutting power to both of the plant's potlines, and raising questions about its long-term future.