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Hydro-Backed Slovalco Secures Framework to Resume Aluminium Production in Slovakia

Posted on 1, July 2026 by EuropaWire PR Editor

(IN BRIEF) Slovalco has reached an agreement with the Slovak government that establishes the framework for restarting 75,000 tonnes of curtailed primary aluminium capacity, subject to European Commission approval of Slovakia’s updated indirect carbon cost compensation scheme. The company, which … Read the full press release →

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