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Meridian, Rio Tinto at odds over smelter wind-down

UPDATED: Rio Tinto stays tight-lipped on Meridian power contracts.

Reweti Kohere Fri, 10 Jul 2020

UPDATE: Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has declined to comment on suggestions it is open to a staged-exit from its New Zealand smelter operations at Tiwai Point.

A spokesperson for the company said its discussions with NZX-listed power giant Meridian Energy in relation to its contracts

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Reweti Kohere Fri, 10 Jul 2020
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Change: 2.4%
07/04/2025, 5:46 pm
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Previous Close
$5.76
Turnover
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Movement
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Volume
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