Rio Tinto And Unifor Local 2301 Reach Agreement In Principle Over Labor Contract At BC Works Aluminium Smelter
Anglo-Australian metals miner Rio Tinto Group announced an agreement in principle with Unifor Local 2301 at its BC Works aluminium...
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University Of Queensland Taking Sustainable Red Mud Treatment Process To Full-Scale Trials
The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute, Rio Tinto, and Queensland Alumina Limited are preparing to enter full-scale trials of a new technology that converts red mud to soil that can be used for plant growth. The University of Queensland made the...
Rio Tinto Plans New Solar Power Generating Capacity For Weipa Bauxite Mine
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group will soon be adding a new solar farm and battery storage at its bauxite...
Negotiations Continue Between Rio Tinto And Labor Union At BC Works Aluminium Smelter
Negotiators for Rio Tinto Group and Unifor Local 2301 plan to strike up talks again next week over the prospect...
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Rio Tinto To Cut Production At BC Works Aluminium Smelter Due To Labor Impasse
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group announced this week that it will begin cutting production at its BC Works aluminium smelter due to an ongoing strike at the plant. The firm said in a press release that it continues to negotiate with Unifor Local 2301 on a new collective labor agreement at the plant, but […]
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 […]
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 on time and on budget and has gone into production in under six […]
Rio Tinto Teams With Australian Government On Hydrogen Conversion Project For Alumina Refineries
Anglo-Australian metals miner Rio Tinto Group has joined with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) in a A$1.2-million study to determine the possibilities of replacing natural gas with hydrogen at alumina refineries. Rio Tinto says it will conduct the study at the Yarwun alumina refinery at Gladstone. Work will also be carried out at Rio […]
Rio Tinto Partners With Comptech On Aluminium Giga-Casting Technology
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group and research and development provider Comptech Group are partnering to market a new aluminium alloy for use in emerging technologies like electric vehicles and 5G antennas. Rio Tinto says it has already put into place alloys for Comptech’s semi-solid Rheocasting process that are capable of large specialized single piece […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
