Alcoa (ASX:AAI) received $174 million in equity financing from the US Department of War for the construction of a new gallium production facility at its Wagerup alumina refinery in Western Australia, according to a Tuesday statement from the agency.
Alcoa will operate the facility, which is projected to produce 100 metric tons of gallium metal annually.
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