{
  "id": 4743468,
  "title": "US Funds Alcoa Gallium Plant in Australia to Cut China Reliance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-funds-alcoa-gallium-plant-in-australia-to-cut-china-reliance",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T23:16:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-31/us-funds-alcoa-gallium-plant-in-australia-to-cut-china-reliance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US Department of War said it will provide $174 million in financing to Alcoa Corp. to build a gallium plant at its alumina refinery in Western Australia, as Washington seeks to reduce its reliance on China for critical minerals.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}