The operator of Tiwai Point aluminium smelter has chosen to reduce its electricity consumption for the next month, with power supplier Meridian Energy agreeing to compensate for any drop in demand.
Yet the Rio Tinto-controlled New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) could still be required to curb
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