Rio Tinto Group

Rio Tinto Begins Scandium Oxide Production At Quebec Plant

Rio Tinto Begins Scandium Oxide Production At Quebec Plant

Anglo-Australian metals mining giant Rio Tinto Group said last week it is beginning to produce high-quality scandium oxide for use in aluminium alloys at its Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) plant in Quebec. Rio Tinto said the US$6-million project came in...

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Rio Tinto Shipped 13.6 MMT Of Bauxite Ore In 2021’s Opening Quarter

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group released production results for the first quarter on Tuesday. Though generally down compared to the fourth quarter, the aluminium business’s production generally rose over the first quarter of 2020. For the year’s first quarter the firm mined 13.6 thousand metric tons of bauxite ore, which was less by 2 […]

Rio Tinto To Close Dutch Anode Plant Aluchemie

Anglo-Australian metals mining giant Rio Tinto Group announced last week its decision to cease operations at Aluchemie, its stand-alone anode production plant in the Netherlands. Rio Tinto said in a press release that the plant is a victim of a strategic review it conducted of the plant, citing a weak competitive position and difficult market […]

Rio Tinto Introduces START Sustainable Aluminium Labeling Program

Anglo-Australian metal mining giant Rio Tinto Group announced this week the launch of the START initiative, which it characterizes as a “nutrition label for responsible aluminium.” Rio Tinto says START will aid customers in understanding the origins of their aluminium products, which is of increasing desirability in the manufacturing industry of late. The firm hopes […]