South Carolina Senate stifles Mount Holly smelter bill

摘要

Legislation to secure a lower power rate for Century Aluminum Co’sMount Holly smelter did not advance out of a South Carolina stateSenate committee on April 28, essentially rendering the bill dead forthis year and leaving the outlook for the smelter’s survival grim.The bill was heard by the Senate’s judiciary committee onThursday. The bill is similar in content to one heard by a Housecommittee last week, which was also stalled when the Labor,Commerce and Industry Committee declined to vote on it.