Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Chile’s Codelco has announced the closure of its Ventanas smelter

Codelco

The board of state-owned Codelco has agreed to close its troubled Ventanas smelter. Workers had threatened to take action, including a strike if the board did not invest to upgrade the facility. Dozens of people fell ill after an environmental incident that sickened dozens of people. The leading body of Chilean state-possessed Codelco, the world’s … Read more