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[–] waigl@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How are you going to get aluminium if you don't already have electricity, and quite a lot of it?

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[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I think they had it in South America.

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[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

It was ungodly expensive to produce before the Hall Heroult process though, which needs electricity.

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