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Rio Tinto Plans US$1.1 Billion Expansion At Complexe Jonquière In Quebec

Rio Tinto Plans US$1.1 Billion Expansion At Complexe Jonquière In Quebec

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group announced a US$1.1 billion (CAN$1.4 billion) investment in expanding its Complexe Jonquière aluminium smelter in Quebec. The investment will involve modernizing the AP60 aluminium smelter with new low-carbon aluminium smelting equipment. The improvements to the AP60...

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Rio Tinto To Install 16 New Low-Carbon Aluminium Smelting Pots At Quebec Smelter

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group will invest US$87 million at its Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean aluminium smelter to boost its low-carbon aluminium output. The investment will come in the form of sixteen new low-carbon aluminium smelting cells at the AP60 smelter. The sixteen new cells will boost the plant’s nameplate capacity by 26.5 thousand metric tons per […]

Alcoa Unveils Roadmap To Sustainable Aluminium

Aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation announced this week a technological plan that it hopes will lead the aluminium industry into more sustainably producing the metal in the future. The firm says its “technological roadmap” are capable of not only moving the aluminium industry into wider sustainability, but are also economically beneficial in the coming low-carbon future. […]

Alcoa Pledges To Achieve Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2050

American aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation announced this week its intention to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions along the entirety of its operations by 2050. The firm said that the push to neutralize both direct and indirect GHG emissions dovetails with its overall goal of operating in a more sustainable manner. Alcoa also notes that the […]

ELYSIS Breaks Ground On Commercial Prototype Of Inert Anode Cells At Quebec Aluminium Plant

Alcoa Corporation and Rio Tinto Group joint venture ELYSIS commenced construction of its first commercial-scale prototype cells utilizing inert anode technology in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec this week. The prototype cells now under construction will utilize an electrical current of 450 kA, which is comparable to potlines at major aluminium smelters around the world. However, instead of […]