Noranda project to boost electrical efficiency

Jan 24, 2013 | 10:04 AM | Andrea Hotter

Tags  Noranda Aluminum Holding, aluminum, electrical effeciency, aluminum smelter, New Madrid smelter, Layle Smith, Andrea Hotter

CORONADA, Calif. — A project to increase capacity at Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp’.s New Madrid smelter in Missouri will boost the company’s electrical efficiency, president and chief executive officer Layle K. "Kip" Smith told AMM.

Reliability and capacity upgrades to the smelter’s rectifier will add an additional 35 million pounds of capacity once completed, he said.....





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