Meanings of say the smelter in English

Doe Run officials say the smelter lost money for years before the boom times of 2006 and 2007, as archaic equipment was updated.

But traders said the smelters did not accept those levels this week.

He made promises, said the smelter was a done deal, a sure bet.

Mr Regenvanu said the smelter was not something his country would approve anyway.

Isasi said the smelter was working at 30 percent capacity.

Last year it says the smelter paid $64m in transmission costs.

She said the smelter was still paying too much for power, including costs for transmission infrastructure it receives no benefit from.

Earlier this week, the company said the smelter's copper and lead circuits were partially working, while the zinc circuit was stopped.

Miraza said the smelter could be an equivalent size to a copper smelter operated by PT Smelting in Gresik, East Java.

Its former chief executive Patrick Strange said the smelter's owners have told Transpower they plan on keeping the smelter running for the long-term.

Sterlite has a history of environmental pollution after a 2005 government study said the smelter leaked arsenic and heavy metals into the soil and water.