Alcoa Seeks to Leverage Crypto's Energy Demand by Repurposing Idle Smelter
Alcoa, the largest aluminum producer in the United States, is on the verge of selling its idle Massena East smelter in upstate New York to New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), a firm focused on Bitcoin mining, as the company moves to offload unused assets and meet the growing demand for industrial sites with readily available energy infrastructure. According to Alcoa's CEO, Bill Oplinger, t…
April 18, 2026, 8:21 p.m.