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Australia govt, Alcoa say making progress in aluminium smelter talks

SYDNEY, Jan 16 (Reuters) Plans to provide government support to keep open a 30-year-old aluminium smelter in Australia owned by Alcoa have made "progress", parties involved in talks said on Monday without giving details.
The government is offering financial support to help supply the Portland smelter in southern Australia with sufficient power in the wake of a blackout late last year that left it running at only one-third of its 300,000-tonnes-per-year capacity. However, details are still being discussed.
"Significant progress has been made over the weekend, with great demonstrations of good faith from all parties working to find a solution for the future of the Portland smelter," Australia's industry minister, Greg Hunt, and Victoria state treasurer Tim Pallas said in a joint statement.
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