MONTREAL, Nov. 19, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Nespresso will become the first company to use responsibly-sourced aluminium, supplied by Rio Tinto, to produce its coffee capsules. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together with Nespresso's capsule manufacturers to fulfil a commitment of sourcing 100 per cent sustainable [...]
Rio Tinto has been named as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in a national awards program that recognises companies offering exceptional workplaces for employees. Canada's Top 100 Employers were selected from an initial list of more than 90,000 using 8 criteria: physical workplace; work atmosphere and social; health, financial and family benefits [...]
KEMANO, BC, Oct. 22, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Rio Tinto, together with the Cheslatta Carrier and Haisla First Nations, today celebrated the launch of the tl'ughus tunnel boring machine, a key milestone towards completing the Kemano Second Tunnel project. The 1 300 tonne machine was named by the Cheslatta Carrier nation after a legendary giant monster [...]
Rio Tinto today announced a package of measures to protect and support employees in North America who are experiencing domestic and family abuse, or who have an immediate relative who is experiencing abuse. Employees can now access up to 10 days of paid extra leave, flexible work hours, financial aid and emergency accommodation. Rio Tinto will also [...]
KITIMAT, BC, Aug. 23, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Rio Tinto will donate $100,000 to Burns Lake and District Community Foundation, a non-profit group leading emergency relief effort in Burns Lake and Lakes District communities in North West British Columbia. Rio Tinto has also contributed $20,000 to the fire relief efforts of the Cheslatta Carrier First [...]
Rio Tinto today celebrated the opening of a fourth diamond pipe, known as A21, at the remote subarctic Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The new open pit pipe will provide an important source of incremental supply over the next four years to sustain production levels at the Rio Tinto operated mine. The Honourable Wally [...]
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 [...]