To heighten the likelihood of getting showered in adulation narcissists employ an any-port-in-the-storm strategy: Rather than seek appreciation from an expert (e.g. making pasta for Mario Batali), they go for quantity over quality, caring less about who (in terms of credibility) applauds them, caring only that the clapping never ends.
Also, Rio decided to cut production by 15% in July at this smelter so its energy requirements would be less but the company would still end up paying for the higher quantity negotiated in the contract.