【SMM Aluminum Flash News】Rio Tinto Commences $1.5B Low-Carbon AP60 Smelter Expansion in Canada

Published: Jun 4, 2026 09:42

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According to foreign media reports, Rio Tinto has begun commissioning its AP60 smelter expansion project in Quebec, Canada. The $1.5 billion project, launched in March, is expected to be completed by the end of 2026, at which time 96 new electrolytic cells will be operational. The expansion will increase the plant's annual primary aluminum production capacity by approximately 160,000 tons, bringing its total output to 220,000 tons. AP60 technology is a low-carbon technology that produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions per ton of aluminum compared to the industry average.

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