Article: Production Disruption at Rio Tinto Alcan Joint Venture, Anglesey Aluminium Metal Ltd., Following Power Equipment Failure.

MONTREAL, Canada, June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Anglesey Aluminium Metal Ltd. (AAM), U.K., 51 percent owned by Rio Tinto Alcan, suffered a significant failure in the rectifier yard on the evening of June 12 that resulted in a localised fire in one of the power transformers. The fire was extinguished by the local fire brigade.

"Safety of our employees is our first priority and we are grateful that there were no injuries or environmental impacts to the surrounding community as a result of the incident," said David Bloor, Managing Director of Anglesey Aluminium Metal Ltd.

The incident resulted in a loss of power across the smelter and employees are working to restore ...

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