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Rio Tinto Aluminum Smelter Receives $1.8 Billion Bailout

The owners of Australia’s biggest aluminum smelter, including Rio Tinto Group, secured a government bailout of A$2.5 billion ($1.8 billion) to keep the plant operating as they grapple with high energy costs.

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