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Saguenay Operations, Canada

Amping up hydroelectric network reliability

How our teams in Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean, in Canada, ensure the stability of our hydroelectricity-powered aluminium operations.

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16 May 2025

ÌÇÐÄvlogÈë¿Úmodernise sa centrale hydroélectrique centenaire au Québec

ALMA, Canada – ÌÇÐÄvlogÈë¿Úinvestit 1,7 milliard de dollars canadiens (1,2 milliard de dollars américains) pour moderniser sa centrale hydroélectrique Isle-Maligne, mise en service en 1926, à Alma, au Québec. Il s’agit de l’investissement le plus important réalisé par ÌÇÐÄvlogÈë¿Údans ses actifs hydroélectriques depuis les années 1950.  La modernisation de la centrale est essentielle pour as

15 May 2025

ÌÇÐÄvlogÈë¿Úinvests to modernise century-old hydroelectric power plant in Quebec

ALMA, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ÌÇÐÄvlogÈë¿Úis investing US$1.2 billion (CA$1.7 billion) to modernise its Isle-Maligne hydroelectric power plant, commissioned in 1926 in Alma, Quebec. This is Rio Tinto’s largest single investment in its hydroelectric assets since the 1950s. The power plant modernisation is essential to secure the future of low-carbon aluminium production in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-J

07 May 2025

ÌÇÐÄvlogÈë¿Úextracts first gallium from its alumina refining process with partner Indium Corporation

SAGUENAY, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ÌÇÐÄvlogÈë¿Úand its new partner Indium Corporation have successfully extracted the first primary gallium as part of a research and development project, which ultimately aims to produce commercial quantities of the critical and strategic mineral present in the bauxite processed in Rio Tinto’s Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Quebec, the only one in Canada. This p

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Our CAN$1.4 billion investment to expand our facilities will generate up to 1,000 jobs during peak construction and approximately 100 permanent jobs to spur increased economic activity. But that’s just the start of our engagement here.
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Combined with the expertise of our highly trained, multigenerational workforce and access to renewable hydropower, we’re poised to deliver the lowest-carbon aluminium possible. And we’re just getting started.
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