Rio CEO Albanese says 'difficult to gauge' effects of Japan, Mid East

It is “difficult to guage” the implications of the recent disasters in Japan and turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa for commodity markets, Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese said on Wednesday. Commodity prices will likely remain volatile,...

Power constraints, costs to weigh on Chinese aluminium output - Alcan

China will increasingly have to look abroad for its aluminium needs, as power constraints and an appreciating remnimbi put pressure on domestic producers, Rio Tinto Alcan CEO Jacynthe Côté said this week. “The supply side of the aluminium...

Rio confirms SA aluminium smelter delayed to 2012

Aluminium producer Rio Tinto Alcan on Thursday indicated that it expected its Coega aluminium smelter to only come on line in 2012. Rio Tinto Alcan Aluminium CEO Dick Evans said that South Africa's power constraints meant that the...

Company Announcement: Rio Tinto clears major hurdle for US$2 billion Kitimat smelter modernisation in British Columbia

Attached please find a press release on: The Rio Tinto’s US$2 billion project to modernise its Kitimat smelter in British Columbia, Canada, will be submitted for Board approval following the decision by the British Columbia Utilities...