What happens when the world’s biggest bauxite supplier produces too much of the one commodity it dominates? Guinea’s bauxite market is offering a striking answer. Record exports have strengthened its position in global trade, but the surge in supply has also pushed prices lower. Australia,...
Iron ore remains Rio Tinto's financial anchor, but growing exposure to aluminium, copper and lithium is changing how investors assess the diversified miner. Rio Tinto is attracting renewed attention among UK-listed metals and mining stocks as its expanding commodity mix creates a valuation picture...
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Director of En+ Group’s Environmental and Climate Risk Management Department, Alexey Spirin, has joined the Board of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). According to the report, Mr Spirin has succeeded Tolga Egrilmeizer, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Rio Tinto Aluminium, for two...
Rio Tinto Japan has joined Japan’s Green Value Chain Platform Network (GVC Network) to cut carbon footprint in Japan. The GVC Network, formed in 2018, is a collaboration established by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment to lead transparent decarbonisation efforts in the country....
Rio Tinto has reportedly entered an agreement with Amaero, a leader in metal additive manufacturing, for providing with the first commercial batch of high-performance aluminium-scandium alloy. The product will be supplied from the Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) metallurgical complex in Canada, the...
Stewart Hamilton, the Chief Executive officer of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter has delivered assurance that the group will shut down the smelter safely and responsibly after the New Zealand Government suspended negotiations over its future clean-up. NZAS chief said: “The smelter recognised its...
Global mining and metal giant Rio Tinto has been slapped with a $406.5 million bill as part of its latest dispute with the Australian Taxation Office. Jakob Stausholm, the new CEO of Rio Tinto was in Melbourne lately, as the mining company is trying to remodel its reputation in the wake of the...
Rio Tinto’s Tiwai aluminium smelter has stockpiled greater than 100,000 tonnes of cyanide-laced hazardous waste lower than 100 metres from a fast-eroding Bluff beach. The federal government stated earlier this month it remained “utterly blind” about what contamination the closure of the smelter at...
Rio Tinto has reported the full-year results of 2020, revealing a strong performance and successful response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its net earnings grew year-on-year by 22 per cent from US$ 8,010 million to US$ 9,769 million, while its net cash generated from operating activities increased 6...
On Wednesday, February 17, Rio Tinto has announced that it changed its estimates of Ore Reserves and Mineral Resources at Rio Tinto Aluminium (RTA) Pacific Operations’ Weipa and Gove assets. The estimate has been decreased by 305 Mt from 1,530 Mt to 1,224 Mt. The reduction in Ore Reserve estimate...
The owners of Aluchemie, Rio Tinto and Hydro’s strategic review governed that it is not feasible to make the ongoing investments required to pursue the operations of the stand-alone anode production plant in Rotterdam, Netherlands, due to its weak competitive position and challenging market...
The Norwegian Aluminium company and one of the largest in the world, Hydro has appointed Helena Nonka as Executive Vice President for Corporate Development. Nonka will report to President and CEO Hilde Merete Aasheim and will join the Corporate Management Board. She will sit on the new position...
ISAL aluminium smelter in Iceland will expected continue operating with an improved competitive position as Rio Tinto has entered an agreement on an amended power contract. The agreement has been signed with power supplier Landsvirkjun for a more competitive power price and energy flexibility that...
The bauxite mining company Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée SA (CBG) is likely to take forward the long-due dispute settlement with local communities over the resettlement of a bauxite mine. According to a report, now Rio Tinto has provided expertise to CBG to help settle the dispute, which has...
According to the report published by Bank of Central African States (BEAC), it has been stated that in 2020 Aluminium du Cameroun (ALUCAM) has exported 49,300 tonnes of aluminium. This export volume is recorded as the second-lowest by the aluminium company in a decade, as the bottom lowest was in...
Rio Tinto, an industry leader in responsible aluminium production is positioning a new standard in transparency and traceability for the aluminium industry with the roll-out of START, a ‘nutrition label’ for responsible aluminium. START will help customers meet the demand from consumers for...
On 28 th January 2021, the US-based Big Data Analytics Company Palantir Technologies announced that it has signed a multi-year enterprise agreement for its ‘Foundry Platform’ with global mining and metal giant Rio Tinto. Palantir Technologies software will integrate raw data from a multitude of...
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME) applaud Ivan Vella’s appointment as Rio Tinto’s Chief Executive Officer for aluminium business. Paul Everingham, CEO, CME said: “Mr Vella – who is the Chamber’s President – would carry a wide range of skills and experiences into his new...
Tolga Egrilmezer, Vice President Sales & Marketing at Rio Tinto and a member of the Rio Tinto Aluminium Executive Committee, where he is leading the global mine to market organisation in bauxite, alumina and aluminium & value-added products sales, marketing, trading and technical & product...
Guillaume de Goÿs, ECAM Lyon (1995) and MBA, IAE Lyon (2015), started his career as a Project Manager for Michelin (1996-2002). During 2002-2006, he joined the aluminium industry in Pechiney/Alcan in Cameroon, followed by Saint-Jean de Maurienne, Rio Tinto, during 2006-2010. He served the...
