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Could UK manufacturing be recharged by the EV boom?

Sapa Group EVP John Thuestad is welcomed by workers at the Bedwas plant in Wales | Credit: Sapa Group
Sapa Group EVP John Thuestad is welcomed by workers at the Bedwas plant in Wales | Credit: Sapa Group
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Norwegian aluminium firm Sapa reopens shuttered factory in Wales as demand for lightweight metal soars among EV-focused automakers

The Welsh manufacturing sector has endured a rough ride in recent decades. The collapse of coal mining and the struggles of Welsh steel mills and other heavy industries in the face of low cost competition...

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