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Shipping of raw resources is cheap. Much of the bauxite used in aluminum cans in N America is shipped to Kitimat BC [0] to be smelted. Aluminum is notoriously
by api_or_ipa 3y ago
Shipping of raw resources is cheap. Much of the bauxite used in aluminum cans in N America is shipped to Kitimat BC [0] to be smelted. Aluminum is notoriously electrically expensive.
0 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitimat https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitimat
- euroderf 3y agoIceland is a player too IIRC.
- logifail 3y ago> Shipping of raw resources is cheap Cheap in terms of money, maybe. Less so in terms of emissions: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291468/international-shipping-emissions-worldwide/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291468/international-sh...