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Tomago Aluminium welcomes continued collaboration on future operations

12 December 2025
NEWCASTLE, Australia-- Tomago Aluminium has welcomed today鈥檚 announcement with the Federal and New South Wales Governments to explore a new pathway to support reliable, long-term and competitively priced energy for the smelter beyond 2028.

The announcement reflects constructive engagement between Tomago and the Federal and New South Wales Governments to address the smelter鈥檚 energy challenges after its current electricity contract expires.

Tomago Aluminium Chief Executive Officer Jerome Dozol said: 鈥淲e are grateful to both the Federal and New South Wales Governments for their commitment and partnership in working to address our energy challenges.

鈥淭oday鈥檚 development represents a significant milestone in our ongoing engagement with many stakeholders working towards this shared goal. It reflects our collective recognition of the importance of maintaining local manufacturing capability in Australia.

鈥淲e look forward to working collaboratively with government on this next phase.鈥

Additional information
  • Founded in 1983, Tomago Aluminium Company is Australia鈥檚 largest aluminium smelter, producing up to 590,000 tonnes of aluminium a year 鈥 almost 40 per cent of Australia鈥檚 annual aluminium production.
  • Tomago Aluminium is an independently managed joint venture owned by 糖心vlog入口(51.55 per cent), Gove Aluminium Finance Ltd (36.05 per cent), and Norsk Hydro (12.40 per cent).
  • The smelter directly employs around 1,000 people, alongside 200 full-time equivalent contractors, and supports an estimated 5,000 indirect jobs.
  • The smelter is located at Tomago, NSW, approximately 13 kilometres west of Newcastle.
  • Tomago Aluminium鈥檚 existing electricity supply contract with AGL expires in December 2028.

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