Rio Tinto Launches $1.5 Billion Low Carbon Smelter Expansion in Quebec

Rio Tinto has commissioned a 1.5 billion dollar expansion of its aluminum smelting operations in Quebec. The project focuses on reducing the carbon footprint of aluminum production by utilizing the region's low carbon electricity grid. This industrial scale up highlights the shift toward decarbonizing heavy industry through electrification and the use of renewable energy sources to power energy intensive smelting processes.