Original article by Pia Akerman, Tessa Akerman
The Australian – Page: 2 : 22-Dec-16

The Federal and Victorian environment ministers, Greg Hunt and Wade Noonan, have held talks with Alcoa CEO Roy Harvey in New York. Harvey declined to make a commitment regarding the future of the Portland aluminium smelter, despite being offered some $A230m worth of federal and state financial assistance to keep the plant open. He said the smelter’s fate depends on the outcome of negotiations with AGL Energy regarding a new power supply agreement.

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