South America: Chile’s Codelco stops smelter for maintenance

  • Chilean state-owned Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, has stopped its Ventanas smelter and refinery for maintenance after the authorities declared an environmental emergency in the region earlier this week.
  • The measures taken by Codelco include installing a new temperature sensor to determine thermal inversion and quality of ventilation, SteelMint learnt from sources.

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