Rio Tinto

Statement regarding Glencore plc (“Glencore”)

Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited (together, “Rio Tinto”) note the announcement by Glencore and confirm that Rio Tinto and Glencore have been engaging in preliminary discussions about a possible ...
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Possible combination with Glencore plc

IMPORTANT INFORMATION – OFFER PERIOD IN RELATION TO THE POSSIBLE COMBINATION OF SOME OR ALL OF THE BUSINESSES OF RIO TINTO AND GLENCORE PLC ("GLENCORE"), WHICH COULD INCLUDE A POSSIBLE ALL-SHARE ...
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Rio Tinto to Develop R&D Facility in Western Australia

We operate in 35 countries where our 60,000+ employees are working to find better ways to provide the materials the world needs ...
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Rio Tinto to invest in Pilbara desalination plant

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto plans to invest $395 million 1 in a seawater desalination plant in the Pilbara, Western Australia, to support future water supply for the company’s ...
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BlueScope, BHP and Rio Tinto select WA for Australia’s largest ironmaking electric smelting furnace pilot plant study

PERTH, Australia -- Australia’s two largest iron ore miners and its biggest steelmaker have selected the Kwinana Industrial Area, south of Perth, as the location to develop Australia’s largest ...
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Rio Tinto to reduce production at Yarwun Alumina Refinery to extend operational life

Rio Tinto will reduce production at the Yarwun Alumina Refinery in Gladstone by 40 per cent from October 2026, to extend the operation’s life until 2035 and allow time to explore further ...
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Rio Tinto conducts first renewable diesel trial across Pilbara iron ore operations

PERTH, Australia -- Renewable diesel has helped fuel Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron ore operations for the first time, with the completion of a successful trial of biofuel across its network of Western ...
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Rio Tinto’s BioIron™ proves successful for low-carbon iron-making

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto has proven the effectiveness of its low-carbon iron-making process using ores from its mines in Australia in a small-scale pilot plant in Germany, and ...
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Rio Tinto to expand its AP60 low-carbon aluminium smelter in Quebec

SAGUENAY, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto will invest $1.1 billion (CAN$1.4 billion) to expand its state-of-the-art AP60 aluminium smelter equipped with low-carbon technology at Complexe Jonquière ...
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Rio Tinto announces operating model and executive team updates to unlock additional shareholder value

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto today announces a new operating model and executive team to shape the company’s next chapter. The changes simplify and streamline the organisation to drive greater ...
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Panguna Mine Legacy Impact Assessment report released

MELBOURNE, Australia - As a member of the Panguna Mine Legacy Impact Assessment (PMLIA) Oversight Committee, Rio Tinto today welcomed the release of the PMLIA report as a critical step forward in ...