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Alcan’s work on Quebec plant will continue at slower pace

March 08, 2010 - 00:00 GMT

Rio Tinto Alcan has slowed the pace of work on its planned AP50 plant at its Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean smelter in Quebec as it waits for market conditions to improve, a spokesman said.

Rio Tinto Alcan has slowed the pace of work on its planned AP50 plant at its Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean smelter in Quebec as it waits for market conditions to improve, a spokesman said. Montreal-based Rio Tinto Alcan will spend $100 million on the plant this...

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