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minus-squareSkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoAlso for aluminum it’s cheaper to recycle aluminum than to produce it from raw ore.
minus-squarenightlily@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoYeah it takes insane amounts of electricity. There’s an aluminium smelter in NZ with an entire hydroelectric power plant dedicated to it. 13% of the total electricity supply of NZ dedicated to just one smelter.
minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoholy crap that’s immense; how do you power concrete production?
Also for aluminum it’s cheaper to recycle aluminum than to produce it from raw ore.
Yeah it takes insane amounts of electricity. There’s an aluminium smelter in NZ with an entire hydroelectric power plant dedicated to it. 13% of the total electricity supply of NZ dedicated to just one smelter.
holy crap that’s immense; how do you power concrete production?