State losing battle to save 450 jobs as US sanctions bite
The Aughinish facility has been operating as normal since the sanctions were slapped on its billionaire owner Oleg Deripaska and his UC Rusal empire as part of the tit-for-tat battle between Washington and the Kremlin
The state is running out of time in its bid to save the hundreds of jobs atthe giant Aughinish Alumina plant in Limerick, whose parent company has been rocked by US sanctions.
It is understood there was an intense level of engagement by state agencies and departments with Aughinish in recent days, but no obvious solution is emerging ahead of an early June deadline to comply with the sanctions imposed by the US ...
