Alcoa denies carbon price to blame for decision to shut its Point Henry aluminium smelter

By James Massola
Updated April 23 2018 - 8:58pm, first published February 18 2014 - 11:25am

Aluminium manufacturer Alcoa says the carbon price was not to blame for its decision to shut its Point Henry smelter in Victoria, distancing itself from federal government claims the tax had hurt the business.

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