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Rio Tinto's third-quarter bauxite production was 15.75 million tonnes, down 4% year on year, against an estimate of 15.22 million tonnes. Alumina production was 2.07 million tonnes, up 9.7% year on year, against an estimate of 2.00 million tonnes.

Recently, the Longchuan red mud (bauxite residue) storage site project of CHALCO's Guangxi Branch was completed and put into operation. With a total investment of RMB 990 million, the Longchuan red mud storage site is designed to handle 3 million m³ of dry red mud per year, adopts a dry stacking process, has a total storage capacity of 64.22 million m³, and a service life of up to 32.6 years. The site was built in two phases, with Phase I starting construction on February 15, 2025. Following the principles of "safety first, environmental compliance, and adapting to local conditions," it took 19.5 months to complete, achieving zero quality hazards, zero safety accidents, and zero environmental issues throughout, and passing acceptance in full compliance with standards. Once operational, the project will provide a safe succession for the company's red mud discharge, effectively easing the company's long-term red mud disposal pressure, and—when future technical conditions mature—allow further extraction of rare metals such as vanadium and scandium from it, injecting strong momentum into CHALCO's green, low-carbon, safe, and efficient transformation and development.

According to SMM statistics, aluminum billet inventory in major domestic consumption sites stood at 168,500 tonnes on October 15, down 19,000 tonnes from last Thursday and down 12,500 tonnes from this Monday, as post-holiday inventories retreated quickly from the seasonal high of 187,500 tonnes. Inventory remains the highest for the same period in four years, about 21,000 tonnes above 2025 and about 42,000 tonnes above 2024.