Construction will begin in May 2023, after completing detailed engineering and preliminary work, and commissioning is expected in the first quarter of 2025.
Sébastien Ross, managing director of Rio Tinto Aluminium’s Atlantic operations, commented: “This expansion of our low-carbon aluminum billet production capacity in Quebec will allow us to better meet our customer’s growing demand for high-quality alloys and value-added products made with renewable hydroelectricity. This new capacity will help to strengthen the position of our Alma smelter and we are proud to work with our employees, clients, Quebec equipment manufacturers and partners to bring this much anticipated project to fruition.”
According to Rio Tinto, this investment will strengthen the supply chain in North America and allow the company to be more agile and flexible to support the critical growth of North American manufacturers for a variety of…
