Anglo-Australian mining giant to increase capacity of Saguenay, Que. site to about 220,000 metric tonnes of primary aluminum per year
Rio Tinto PLC is investing $1.4-billion to expand its aluminum manufacturing operations in Saguenay, Que., breathing new life into the site after years of delays.
Pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions has prompted Rio, Alcoa Corp. and other aluminum manufacturers to launch a raft of products with lower carbon emissions. The Canadian government has been involved in such efforts. It has invested in the ELYSIS technology pioneered by Alcoa and Rio Tinto that eliminates all carbon dioxide emissions altogether and replaces them with oxygen.
Quebec is the world’s fourth largest jurisdiction for aluminum capacity. Roughly 90 per cent of Canada’s aluminum production and 70 per cent of North American output of the metal is located in the province.
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