
Rio Tinto reported a 1 per cent increase in bauxite production to 13.4 million tonnes in the second quarter of 2019. Production was up 5 per cent quarter-on-quarter. Bauxite production increased 1 per cent year-on-year to 26.1 million tonnes in the first half of 2019.
“Production at managed operations increased by 2%, with the ramp-up of Amrun progressing despite weather related impacts in the first quarter. This was partly offset by lower production from the nonmanaged Porto Trombetas (MRN) JV in Brazil,” Rio Tinto said.
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“The expansion project at CBG, a non-managed JV in Guinea, experienced a slower than expected ramp-up, but is now delivering at target run-rates.”
The third-party shipments of 9.5 million tonnes were achieved in the second quarter of 2019, eight per cent higher than the same period of 2018 and 7 per cent higher than the first quarter of 2019. The third-party shipments stood at 18.3 million tonnes in the first half of 2019, 8% higher than the same period of 2018.
Rio Tinto’s expected share of bauxite production in 2019 is between 56 and 59 million tonnes.
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