Meridian, Rio smelter talks continue as Labour-Greens plan muddies water

Meridian, Rio smelter talks continue as Labour-Greens plan muddies water
By Pattrick Smellie April 19 (BusinessDesk) - Meridian Energy and the owners of its largest customer, the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, are continuing to talk after an intense three days' face to face negotiation last week, with parties in both Wellington and Sydney crunching numbers on possible new deals. Neither side will comment on the record, but BusinessDesk understands efforts to find common ground on a new 18 year supply contract continue. Nor would the smelter owner Pacific Aluminium, a Rio Tinto subsidiary, comment on the potential...