Located west of the existing Aluminium smelter in Fort William, proposals for the new Liberty Aluminium Lochaber facility include redeveloping part of a former brownfield site on which a former carbon factory stood.
The development was approved subject to a number of planning conditions relating to transport and traffic management; environmental management; and historical and archaeological management among other conditions.
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Overall, the facility is expected to sustain and create around 570 jobs.
Cllr Jimmy Gray said: "I welcome this development proposal which is huge turnaround for the Highlands and in particular Lochaber.
"There are very few areas in Scotland and indeed the UK where we could see such a dramatic investment in manufacturing and industry. This is the only aluminium smelter left in the UK so this is of national significance.
"There is a real potential for Liberty to invest in Fort William and Lochaber and we have a whole change agenda in this development that provides huge opportunities."
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