Aluminium Smelter's Future Secured in $200m Lifeline

Government lifeline saves hundreds of smelter jobs

Federal and state governments have forked out $200m to keep the Bell Bay aluminium smelter open until 2031.

Rio Tinto smelter bailouts near $5b as Tasmanian plant gets $200m

The mining giant has received a third bailout, after $2.5b for the Tomago aluminium smelter bailout in NSW and $2b to save the Boyne smelter in Queensland.

Australia’s Oldest Aluminium Smelter to Receive $200 Million Government Lifeline

The support package secures the immediate future of the facility, the positions of its 550 workers, and 1,000 more workers indirectly.

Rio Tinto secures "new era" for aluminium with Bell Bay operation extension

Bell Bay Aluminium. Image: Australian Aluminium CouncilRio Tinto, the Tasmanian Government and the Australian Government have reached an agreement to secure ongoing operations at Bell Bay Aluminium in northern Tasmania through to the end of 2031. Under the agreement, Hydro Tasmania will continue to supply electricity to the site, which is 100 per cent owned by Rio, with both Tasmanian and […] Australian Mining.

Aluminium smelter's future secured in $200m lifeline

The immediate future of one of Australia's big four aluminium smelters has been secured by a government support package following months of uncertainty.

$200 million package announced for Bell Bay Aluminium smelter

The Commonwealth and state governments say the future of the Bell Bay Aluminium smelter has been secured, with a power deal reached and a $200 financial package announced.