Alcoa Set 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 dormant Massena East smelter in upstate New York to New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), a firm involved in Bitcoin mining, as it 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, the ne…
April 18, 2026, 8:21 p.m.