Ormet smelter unaffected by minor blast, Tanchuk says

Dec 17, 2012 | 12:44 PM | Suzy Waite

Tags  Ormet, aluminum, Suzy Waite, Mike Tanchuk

LONDON — An explosion at Ormet Corp.’s Hannibal, Ohio, aluminum smelter did not impact production, the company’s top executive told AMM.

An air compressor failed early Thursday morning, causing an explosion at the 270,000-tonne-per-year smelter. ....





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