One smelter seems doomed, and yet may survive. Some greenfields and expansions are on the horizon. Another Soderberg will deserve revamping.

This European smelter - scroll way down - is bound to increase capacity and revamp within a few years. This other one, also European, pursues a strategy integrating energy generation and will expand at some time. Russians are getting in trouble in Africa around this smelter, because of financial terms for the energy supply. This aluminum producer pursues an expansion – scroll way down - and plans two greenfields, work to begin within 3-4 years. Get ready! This European smelter may yet survive, but…