&lt;Noranda Inc> has agreed to cut acidrain emissions by 50 pct at its Quebec copper smelter by 1990
with the federal and Quebec governments each providing 41.6 mln
dlrs towards the cost, the federal industry department said.
    Under an agreement, Noranda will also be required to 
41.6 mln Canadian dlrs and cover operating costs of the
proposed 125 mln dlr sulphuric acid plant.
    The department said the agreement will allow Noranda to
meet polutions standards in Quebec's new environmental
regulations passed in 1985.
 Reuter
