MONTRÉAL, July 26, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Rio Tinto has become the first mining and metals company to be granted the aluminium industry's Chain of Custody certification by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative . The certification means Rio Tinto will be the only company selling aluminium that customers can be assured has been produced to the [...]
Rio Tinto has marked a key milestone in the company’s operations in the United States with the opening of a new commercial office in Chicago, Ill. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180719005482/en/ Rio Tinto Kennecott Mine Chicago has long been one of the world’s [...]
SAGUENAY, QC, June 21, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Rio Tinto has renewed a long term agreement with Scepter, an internationally recognized leader in aluminium dross and scrap recycling, for the treatment of by-product from the aluminium smelting process known as "skims", in the Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean region, Quebec, Canada. Rio Tinto Aluminium managing [...]
SAGUENAY, QC, June 14, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Rio Tinto is proud to celebrate the 10th year of its partnership with the Grand défi Pierre Lavoie, supporting this important health initiative for Quebec as lead sponsor. From 14 to 18 June inclusively, more than 1,000 cyclistes from all over Quebec will travel the 1,000 kilometers between the La [...]
MONTRÉAL, June 14, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - A technology development project to boost the performance of Rio Tinto's Aluminium operations has won the large business category at the 2018 the Gala des Octas. The initiative at Rio Tinto's Aluminium Operational Centre in Saguenay, Quebec, in partnership with CGI, focuses on developing new tools and [...]
A revolutionary process to make aluminium produces oxygen and replaces all direct greenhouse gas emissions from the traditional aluminium smelting process. Alcoa and Rio Tinto launch new joint venture, Elysis, for larger scale development and commercialisation of the process, with a technology package planned for sale beginning in 2024. Alcoa, Rio [...]
MONTREAL, April 10, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Rio Tinto is the first company in the world to receive certification under the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative , the highest internationally recognized standard for robust environmental, social and governance practices across the aluminium lifecycle of production, use and recycling. By using ASI certified [...]
Rio Tinto Chief Executive J-S Jacques today joined Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with a delegation of business leaders on his historic visit to Washington, D.C., for bilateral discussions to celebrate “100 Years of Mateship” between the two countries. J-S said, “Rio Tinto has a significant presence in both Australia [...]
Rio Tinto will invest C$250 million to extend operations at the Vaudreuil alumina refinery, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Rio Tinto Aluminium chief executive Alf Barrios said "This investment will extend operations at the Vaudreuil refinery beyond 2022. "The high quality, cost competitive alumina from the Vaudreuil plant [...]
Rio Tinto will invest C$250 million to extend operations beyond 2022 at the Vaudreuil alumina refinery, in the Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The project includes the construction of a filtration plant and the optimisation of the Jonquière complex bauxite residue site. Managing director Atlantic Operations Gervais [...]
ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until December 22, 2017 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Rio Tinto Plc , if they purchased the Company’s American Depositary Receipts between October 23, 2012 and February 15, 2013, inclusive . This action is [...]
MONTREAL, Nov. 14 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - Rio Tinto is investing an extra 3.5 million dollars over the next three years to help Quebec students from low-income communities the tools and life skills graduate from high school. Gervais Jacques, Managing Director, Atlantic Operations – Rio Tinto Aluminium stated: "Rio Tinto and Pathways to Education [...]