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Rio Tinto initiates BlueSmelting demonstration plant

Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium (RTIT), a division of global mining major Rio Tinto has started its BlueSmelting demonstration plant at its Sorel-Tracy metallurgical complex in Quebec, Canada.

RTIT hopes BlueSmelting will reduce the amount of coal used to process ilmenite ore. Photo: Rio Tinto

RTIT hopes BlueSmelting will reduce the amount of coal used to process ilmenite ore. Photo: Rio Tinto

The iron and titanium-focused branch hopes to validate its coal reduction technology (BlueSmelting), which could "generate 95% less greenhouse gas emissions" compared to the current technology. BlueSmelting,...

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