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Montreal, Canada - Customers purchasing iron ore pellets and concentrate from Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) can now access detailed information on how their products are sourced and produced through START™, Rio Tinto’s flagship traceability program. The initiative offers independently verified data on specific environmental and social indicators, supporting customers in improving transparency and reporting on their sourcing practices.
ALMA, Canada – Rio Tinto investit 1,7 milliard de dollars canadiens (1,2 milliard de dollars américains) pour moderniser sa centrale hydroélectrique Isle-Maligne, mise en service en 1926, à Alma, au Québec. Il s’agit de l’investissement le plus important réalisé par Rio Tinto dans ses actifs hydroélectriques depuis les années 1950. La modernisation de la centrale est essentielle pour as
ALMA, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto is investing US$1.2 billion (CA$1.7 billion) to modernise its Isle-Maligne hydroelectric power plant, commissioned in 1926 in Alma, Quebec. This is Rio Tinto’s largest single investment in its hydroelectric assets since the 1950s. The power plant modernisation is essential to secure the future of low-carbon aluminium production in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-J
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