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The Bauxite Opportunity Hidden in a $2.5 Billion Bailout - Fat Tail Daily
The bailout aims to cover soaring energy costs at the Tomago plant, which critics say only postpones closures for one of Australia’s most power-hungry facilities.
Last week, the headlines were all about the $2.5 billion “bailout” for Rio Tinto’s Tomago Aluminium smelter. The media covered the politics and the cost. They missed the real story. A once highly profitable aluminium smelter now needs government life support to stay open. What does that tell us about Australia’s energy path? And what does it mean for investors? I’ll dig into the energy side in a future update. It’s a fascinating place of flux ri…