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Zapados@sh.itjust.works to World News@quokk.au · 6 days ago

Most of U.S. aluminum comes from Canada. Industry says ‘good luck’ replacing it

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Most of U.S. aluminum comes from Canada. Industry says ‘good luck’ replacing it

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Zapados@sh.itjust.works to World News@quokk.au · 6 days ago
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Canada’s aluminum industry is not worried about U.S. tariffs continuing into the new year.
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    Wasn’t sure if you meant the Persian Gulf or the Gulf of Messo-America.

    Cause it’s pretty common to find smelting plants anywhere energy is cheap. Canada produces aluminum because they have a ton of cheap petroleum and coal. If they aren’t producing at the same volume, that could be a nice change of emissions policy.

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      Canada tries to use natural gas and hydroelectric.

      Persian gulf States us gas or oil. Not exactly sure. Iceland uses thermo electric for theirs but scale is smaller.

      Edit added link

      https://natural-resources.canada.ca/minerals-mining/mining-data-statistics-analysis/minerals-metals-facts/aluminum-facts

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        Canada tries to use natural gas and hydroelectric.

        No wonder Trump hates them

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      The Canadian aluminum smelters in Arvida and Kitimat were built at the same time as the hydro electric plants that power them. The hydro generation plants were built by the Aluminum Company of Canada (Alcan) and excess power goes into the electricity grid. Very difficult to compete with that.

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      What is the Gulf of Messo-America?

      AFAIK Mesoamerica is a region, and the gulf in that region is called the Gulf of Mexico..

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      The world is healing

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