aluminium smelter

Rio Tinto will recycle aluminium scrap at the facility.
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

 QR codes printed on the cans show their product journey
OPERATIONS

Rio and Corona create eco-guilt-free beer

Cans will be completely traceable from mine-to-market

01 July 2022

Norsk Hydro will also upgrade part of the anode rodding line.
PROCESSING

Norsk Hydro to upgrade aluminium smelter

Norsk Hydro will replace the 22 kV switchgear to the plant

23 May 2022

Aluminerie Alouette was hit by a cyberattack on Feb. 24.
MANAGEMENT

Quebec aluminium plant hit by cyberattack

Operations are under control and aluminium production has continued.

03 March 2022

 Project will make refinery the first aluminium smelter in the world to use carbon capture and storage
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

Rio Tinto's ISAL aluminium smelter at Straumsvík, near Hafnarfjörður in Iceland
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

 Rusal's ALLOW is created using hydropower
PROCESSING

RUSAL and Mingtai partner on low-carbon project

ALLOW has an average carbon footprint of 2.4 tonnes of CO2.

19 January 2021

The TAC system washes crude aluminium in a 10-tonne crucible
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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