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eppur_se_muova

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2. I had no idea Al was produced on such scale in that area. Most smelters are close to hydropower or nuclear plants.

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Sat Mar 28, 2026, 04:50 PM

Mar 28

"The damage to one of the largest producers of aluminum in the world will add further strain to an already precarious industry. Aluminum producers in the Gulf, which is responsible for about eight percent of the global supply, already halted shipments or declared force majeure in several cases, causing prices to climb."

I have this horrible feeling that these electrolyzers are powered by electricity from natural gas.

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I had no idea Al was produced on such scale in that area. Most smelters are close to hydropower or nuclear plants. eppur_se_muova Mar 28 #2

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