Scottish government defends £586m Lochaber smelter guarantees [BBC News]





Date: 18/11/2021

Scottish ministers are accused of risking 'jaw dropping' sums to help a tycoon buy the last UK aluminium smelter.


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Scottish government defends £586m Lochaber smelter guarantees
Molten aluminium is poured into a mould at the Fort William power plant

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Scottish ministers are accused of risking "jaw dropping" sums to help a tycoon buy the last UK aluminium smelter.

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Bauxite at the Lochaber Smelter.
Location: Lochaber Aluminium Works
Company: West Highland Railway
// Ewan Crawford
This was the Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway. The track of the line stacked neatly up the hill behind the smelter.
Location: Lochaber Smelter Shed
Company: Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway
// Ewan Crawford


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