B.C.’s sole aluminum smelter, located in the northwestern town of Kitimat, has landed square in the crosshairs of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war, leaving its owner scrambling to adjust.

The alumina dust led to a lawsuit being filed against the smelter. On Oct. 24, 2023, SCDHEC held an enforcement conference with Century Aluminum to discuss the alleged violations. During this meeting, ...

Photo: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters A four-hour drive north of the U.S. border, the first big Western aluminum smelter to be built in more than a decade is coming to life on the front line of President ...