aluminium smelter
OPERATIONS
Rio Tinto to invest in aluminium recycling centre
Rio Tinto will invest US$29 million to construct a new aluminium recycling facility.
30 August 2022
OPERATIONS
Rio and Corona create eco-guilt-free beer
Cans will be completely traceable from mine-to-market
01 July 2022
PROCESSING
Norsk Hydro to upgrade aluminium smelter
Norsk Hydro will replace the 22 kV switchgear to the plant
23 May 2022
MANAGEMENT
Quebec aluminium plant hit by cyberattack
Operations are under control and aluminium production has continued.
03 March 2022
UNDERGROUND MINING
Rio partners with Carbfix to launch carbon capture project at Iceland smelter
Project will make refinery the first aluminium smelter in the world to use carbon capture and storag
27 October 2021
PROCESSING
Rio Tinto agrees power deal for Iceland smelter
Contract still specifies the sale of 390 MegaWatts or 3.416 GWh per year and expires in 2036
16 February 2021
PROCESSING
RUSAL and Mingtai partner on low-carbon project
ALLOW has an average carbon footprint of 2.4 tonnes of CO2.
19 January 2021
PROCESSING
Rusal installs automated cleaning system at KhAZ
The automated 'Treatment of aluminum in Crucible' (TAC) system cost about US$2.7 million.
09 November 2020
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