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Canada: Government provides funding for the development of a zero-carbon aluminum smelting technology

Announcement

29 Jun 2021

In June 2021, the government of Canada provided funding to the Elysis joint venture of Alcoa Corporation and Rio Tinto Aluminum for the development of a zero-carbon aluminum smelting technology.

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1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

29 Jun 2021

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 29 Jun 2021
State loan In force
On 29 June 2021, the government of Canada announced providing CAD 20 million (USD 16.2 million) to ELYSIS Limited Partnership, a joint venture launched in 2018 by Alcoa and Rio Tinto, to support their...
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