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Throughout our history, we have continually improved the processes at RTIT Quebec Operations. After first pioneering a new technique for processing ilmenite, we took on the challenge of diversifying our product line as RTIT targeted the metal powder and steel markets.
Several technological breakthroughs then sharpened the competitive edge of our products. In the last decade, we have focused on developing, marketing and fine-tuning the UGS process, which produces slag with a very high titanium dioxide content. By developing UGS™, an enriched titanium slag sold to pigment producers that use the chloride process, and RTCS (Rio Tinto chloride slag) a slag made from Madagascar mineral sand, RTIT Quebec Operations (RTIT) have secured a strong position in a flourishing market.
RTIT Quebec Operations were founded on research and development and they continue to drive our growth strategy. The founding of our Technology Centre in 1967 underlined the strategic role that R&D plays at RTIT and their mission is to improve processes to expand our markets and build the value of our products. Our team of specialists in a wide range of fields of science and technology is a key strength for our business. Today, RTIT Quebec Operations are among the 100 most active Canadian companies in research and development.
Research has an impact on all areas of activity at our RTIT Quebec Operations, from mining to the finished products. Strong links between research staff and operations personnel guarantee the continual improvement of our processes. Whether at the laboratory, the pilot plant or the production facilities, all research is conducted on site. The Technology and Critical Minerals Centre features state-of-the-art equipment and highly specialised instruments, such as inductively coupled plasma spectrometers, X-ray spectrometers, atomic absorption units, gas and image analysers and scanning electron microscopes.
From the outset, RTIT has been actively involved in the communities where we work
MONTREAL, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto is partnering with the Government of Canada to invest up to C$737 million (US$537 million) over the next eight years to decarbonise its Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) operations in Sorel-Tracy, Québec, and to position the business as a centre of excellence for critical minerals processing. The partnership will support technological innovations tha
MONTRÉAL, Canada – Rio Tinto a établi un partenariat avec le gouvernement du Canada afin d’investir jusqu’à 737 millions de dollars canadiens (537 millions de dollars américains) au cours des huit prochaines années dans le but de décarboner les installations de Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) à Sorel-Tracy, au Québec, ainsi que de positionner l’établissement comme un centre d’excellence en traiteme
SOREL-TRACY, Canada – Rio Tinto a amorcé la production de concentré de spodumène, un minéral utilisé dans la fabrication de lithium destiné aux batteries, dans son usine de démonstration de Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) - Opérations Québec, située au complexe métallurgique à Sorel-Tracy, au Canada.L’usine permettra de démontrer à l’échelle industrielle un nouveau procédé de concentration du spodu
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