Etiket: smelters
Quebec changes approach with aluminum smelters
Risk-sharing contracts with aluminum smelters have paid off for Quebec, defends the Minister of Economy and Energy, Pierre Fitzgibbon, who however advocates another approach to support the industry in the…
Aluminum smelters call for competitive electricity rates in Quebec
The Quebec leaders of Rio Tinto, Alcoa and Alouette touted the potential of green aluminum in Quebec on Wednesday during a panel discussion at the Montreal Council on International Relations.…
Eric Girard denies abandoning aluminum smelters
Finance Minister Eric Girard denies abandoning the aluminum sector, which does not have access to the new tax credit for major investment projects. The Minister asserts that it would have…
Budget 2023-2024 | A tax credit for aluminum smelters would have been too complex, says Eric Girard
Finance Minister Eric Girard denies abandoning the aluminum sector, which does not have access to the new tax credit for major investment projects. Posted yesterday at 4:00 p.m. Stephane Rolland…
Business Forum | Aluminum smelters: back to square one
The excellent article by Francis Vailles on aluminum smelters (The Press, December 12) made me go back to the time when I was in charge of the SGF (1991-1997). When…
Are data centers as important as aluminum smelters?
Hydro-Québec wants to quintuple its sales to the Google and Amazon data centers of this world, which would have “an economic impact equivalent to aluminum smelters”, according to its chief…
Industry: Quebec to invest $ 475 million to make aluminum smelters greener
Quebec will invest nearly $ 475 million over three years to help the aluminum industry become more efficient and reduce its environmental footprint. The government unveiled the 2021-2024 Quebec Aluminum…