- Slovak aluminium producer Slovalco will halt production until electricity prices reach affordable levels after the government refused to compensate for rising expenses.
- It has warned that Slovakia and other European countries will have to increase the imports of “dirtier” aluminium from China.
- Aluminium is a commodity of strategic importance, according to the European Commission, and the closure of the Slovalco factory could negatively affect already high construction material prices in Slovakia.
Leading Slovak aluminium factory shuts down amid record electricity prices
