Rio Tinto rolls-out new Aluminium alloys to support recycling by die casters

Rio Tinto is presenting a new family of unique aluminium alloys designed to entitle North American die-casters to enlarge their use of recycled content in the production of automotive parts, delivering improvements on both environmental footprint and production costs.

The high-quality alloy series from Rio Tinto has been developed for high-pressure vacuum die casters to blend with their scrap and recycled cleaned crushed wheels. As a replacement for buying Lower-grade secondary remelt ingots, the final blend will cost less, have a Lower carbon footprint and meet rigorous industry standards.

The company's technical marketing specialists will work with consumers to tailor a specific blend of alloy and recycled content to meet their needs.

Tolga Egrilmezer, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Rio Tinto Aluminium said: "Our focus is on working with customers to deliver high-quality products that meet their needs. We have developed this new series of alloys to help die casters not only produce the highest quality automotive parts but also enhance their competitiveness and contribution to a more sustainable, circular economy."

With expertise provided through it Arvida Research and Development Centre, Rio Tinto can produce up to 100,000 tonnes of the new alloy series per year across its Canadian sites, which make some of the world's lowest carbon footprint primary aluminium.