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Rio Tinto invests $188m to upgrade aluminum smelter in Quebec

Staff Writer | July 14, 2022 | 9:06 am Suppliers & Equipment Top Companies Canada Aluminum 

Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) is investing $188 million (C$240 million) to increase the production capacity for low-carbon, high-value aluminum billets at its Alma smelter in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, by 202,000 tonnes. The existing casting centre at Rio Tinto's Alma plant will...

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