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Rio Tinto

Australia-Oceania Ferrous Metals 

Iron ore losses from 4 cyclones estimated to be 13 million tonnes

May 5, 2025April 29, 2025 admin Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto reports production and shipping of Iron Ore in Q1 were affected by significant weather events, with the total

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Ferrous Metals 

Construction begins on Rio Tinto’s first Australian-made iron ore rail cars

April 7, 2025April 3, 2025 admin Rio Tinto

PERTH, Australia – Rio Tinto’s first locally made iron ore rail car has been built in Western Australia, as it

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FEATURED 

Rio Tinto delivered 1% production growth and 3% increase in sales volumes

January 23, 2025January 22, 2025 admin Rio Tinto

MELBOURNE, Australia – Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said: “Our operating performance in 2024 was good, consistent with our

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FEATURED 

Rio Tinto and Glencore in preliminary merger deal talks

January 21, 2025January 20, 2025 admin Glencore, Rio Tinto

According to Bloomberg a massive shakeup looms above the mining sector this year as Rio Tinto Group and Glencore Plc

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Base Metals 

Rio Tinto acquires Sumitomo’s stake in New Zealand’s aluminium smelter

November 12, 2024November 7, 2024 admin Rio Tinto, Smelters

MELBOURNE, Australia – Rio Tinto’s previously announced acquisition of Sumitomo Chemical Company’s (SCC’s) 20.64% interest in New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) was

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FEATURED 

RIO TINTO: Two new solar farms for mining and beyond

July 10, 2024July 4, 2024 admin Rio Tinto

NHULUNBUY, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Two new 5.25MW solar farms will be built on Gumatj and Rirratjingu country on the Gove Peninsula

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Australia-Oceania 

Rio Tinto: Australia’s biggest renewable power to repower its Gladstone operations

February 28, 2024February 26, 2024 admin Rio Tinto

MELBOURNE, Australia – Rio Tinto has signed Australia’s largest renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) to date to supply its Gladstone

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

Rio Tinto to develop Australia’s largest solar farm for mining

January 26, 2024January 24, 2024 admin Alumina, Rio Tinto

MELBOURNE, Australia – Rio Tinto will drive development of Australia’s largest solar power project near Gladstone, after agreeing to buy

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News 

Rio Tinto: copper production up by just over 3%, iron ore 2% higher

January 24, 2024January 22, 2024 admin Copper, Iron ore, Rio Tinto

MELBOURNE, Australia – Q4 2023 operational highlights and other key announcements

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Recycling &Environment 

Rio Tinto Kennecott to fully transition to renewable diesel

December 18, 2023December 13, 2023 admin Copper, Kennecott Utah Copper, Rio Tinto

SALT LAKE CITY – Rio Tinto will replace its entire fossil diesel consumption with renewable diesel at its Kennecott copper

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Ferrous Metals 

Rio Tinto: Simandou iron ore project update

December 11, 2023December 8, 2023 admin Iron ore, Rio Tinto

SYDNEY – Rio Tinto provides an update on the world class Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, which is being

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Recycling &Environment 

Rio Tinto and Giampaolo complete aluminium recycling transaction

December 8, 2023December 6, 2023 admin Aluminium, Rio Tinto

LONDON – Rio Tinto and Giampaolo Group have completed a transaction to form the Matalco joint venture, combining the strengths

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News South America 

Rio Tinto and Codelco complete Nuevo Cobre exploration jv agreement

November 15, 2023November 10, 2023 admin Codelco, Rio Tinto

TOKYO – Rio Tinto has completed the acquisition of PanAmerican Silver’s stake in Agua de la Falda and entered a

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FEATURED 

RIO TINTO announces Q3 2023 operational highlights

October 23, 2023October 18, 2023 admin Rio Tinto

Pilbara operations produced 83.5 million tonnes (100% basis) in the third quarter, 1% lower than the corresponding period of 2022.

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FEATURED 

Rio Tinto sells more iron ore in Q3, guidance unchanged

October 11, 2023October 10, 2023 admin Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto has announced that in Q3 2023, Pilbara iron ore shipments totalled 83.9 million tonnes (Q3 2022: 82.9 million

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Base Metals 

Fortune Minerals, Rio Tinto to expand production of cobalt and bismuth

October 9, 2023October 6, 2023 admin Cobalt, Rio Tinto

Fortune Minerals has announced that it will collaborate with Rio Tinto to develop technology that will improve recovery of the

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Base Metals South America 

First Quantum and Rio Tinto announce completion of the La Granja Agreement

September 4, 2023August 30, 2023 admin First Quantum Minerals, Rio Tinto

TORONTO – First Quantum Minerals and Rio Tinto have completed the previously announced transaction to progress the next phase of

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FEATURED 

Rio Tinto to build the largest solar power plant in Canada’s North

August 16, 2023August 10, 2023 admin Rio Tinto

YELLOWKNIFE, Canada – Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine will build the largest solar power plant across Canada’s territories, featuring over

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Product News 

Engineering contract for BioIron process

August 15, 2023August 10, 2023 admin Metso Outotec, Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto has awarded Metso a detailed design and engineering contract for their continuous pilot plant (CPP) for the BioIronTM

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FEATURED 

Rio Tinto to build the largest solar power plant in Canada’s North

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 admin Canada, Rio Tinto

YELLOWKNIFE, Canada – Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine will build the largest solar power plant across Canada’s territories, featuring over

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FEATURED 

Rio Tinto commits $150 million to Centre for Future Materials led by Imperial College

August 10, 2023August 8, 2023 admin Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto has announced that they have committed $150 million to create a Centre for Future Materials led by Imperial

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Base Metals 

Rio Tinto and Giampaolo enter into Matalco aluminium recycling JV

August 1, 2023July 28, 2023 admin Aluminium, Rio Tinto

LONDON – Rio Tinto and Giampaolo Group, one of North America’s largest fully-integrated metal management businesses, have entered into an

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Base Metals 

Rio Tinto: iron ore production up 3%, mined copper output down

July 31, 2023July 26, 2023 admin Copper, Iron ore, Rio Tinto

Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced that its Pilbara operations produced 81.3 million tonnes (100% basis) of iron ore in

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FEATURED 

Rio Tinto releases second quarter production results

July 25, 2023July 19, 2023 admin Rio Tinto

MELBOURNE, Australia- Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said: “We built further momentum in our Pilbara iron ore business for

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FEATURED 

Rio Tinto and Sumitomo hydrogen pilot plant for lower-carbon alumina refining

July 18, 2023July 13, 2023 admin Alumina, Rio Tinto

MELBOURNE – Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation will build a first-of-a-kind hydrogen plant in Gladstone as part of a A$111.1

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Ferrous Metals 

Baowu and Rio Tinto partner to decarbonise the steel value chain

June 20, 2023June 15, 2023 admin Rio Tinto, steelmaking

SHANGHAI – China Baowu, the world’s biggest steelmaker, and Rio Tinto, the world’s largest iron ore producer, have signed a

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Other Metals 

Rio Tinto signs joint venture with Graphene Manufacturing

May 22, 2023May 20, 2023 admin Rio Tinto

Graphene Manufacturing Group has announced it signed joint venture with Rio Tinto to advance GMG’s graphene aluminium-ion batteries technology. Rio

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Non-Metal 

Rio Tinto unveils iconic A$2 million Argyle RoseTM jewellery piece

May 10, 2023May 8, 2023 admin Diamond, Rio Tinto

PERTH, Australia – Rio Tinto has unveiled the latest heirloom piece of Argyle Pink DiamondsTM jewellery, featuring one of the

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Australia-Oceania Other Metals 

Rio Tinto acquires high-grade scandium project in Australia

May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 admin Rio Tinto

MELBOURNE, Australia – Rio Tinto has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Platina Scandium Project, a high-grade scandium

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News 

Rio Tinto releases first quarter production results

April 24, 2023April 23, 2023 admin Rio Tinto

Pilbara operations produced 79.3 million tonnes (100% basis) in the first quarter, 11% higher than the first quarter of 2022.

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REFRACTORIES & FURNACES

Design features of modern induction furnaces
Refractories/Insulation 

Design features of modern induction furnaces

January 21, 2025January 17, 2025 admin

The design of the electric induction furnace provides for the presence of a melting and so-called induction furnace units. The

Durability and wear monitoring of blast furnace 4 at ROGESA
Refractories/Insulation 

Durability and wear monitoring of blast furnace 4 at ROGESA

January 15, 2025January 13, 2025 admin
Metal melting and energy saving in different types of melting furnaces
Refractories/Insulation 

Metal melting and energy saving in different types of melting furnaces

January 14, 2025January 10, 2025 admin
ROTARY KILN monitoring: Decisions that drive efficiency
Refractories/Insulation 

ROTARY KILN monitoring: Decisions that drive efficiency

November 15, 2024November 14, 2024 admin

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Automation technology for high-capacity hot strip mill upgrade
Ferrous Metals Product News 

Automation technology for high-capacity hot strip mill upgrade

April 30, 2025April 29, 2025 admin

AM/NS Calvert has commissioned SMS group to carry out a major upgrade of the automation control system at its high-capacity

Infrared temperature measurement for aluminium rolling processes
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Infrared temperature measurement for aluminium rolling processes

April 29, 2025April 25, 2025 admin
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Evolution in motion – Nordberg HP450e cone crusher 

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Anode Weighing and Casting Machine with superior casting accuracy

April 16, 2025April 13, 2025 admin
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Metso HRC 8 Crusher for Aggregates
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Metso HRC 8 Crusher for Aggregates

April 11, 2025April 9, 2025 admin
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Sibanye-Stillwater: Castle wind farm achieves commercial operation

April 9, 2025April 7, 2025 admin

SERVICES

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces
Services 

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 admin

Paul Wurth, part of SMS group, has completed its work relining the blast furnaces of ArcelorMittal’s Juiz de Fora steel

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa
Services 

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa

December 4, 2021December 3, 2021 admin
HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals
Services 

HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals

June 1, 2021May 31, 2021 admin
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