US aluminum producer Ormet to shut last two potlines at Ohio smelter

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Louisville, Kentucky—US aluminum producernOrmet is moving to idle the final two potlinesnat its 260,000 mt/year Hannibal smelternin southeastern Ohio, the company said onnOctober 4. The move comes just two daysnafter the bankrupt company was denied thenmajority of a proposed energy transition plannaimed at keeping the plant running.