The news that Rio Tinto Alcan is closing the Lynemouth aluminium smelter in north-east England marks the end of a chapter that began more than 40 years ago.

Rio Tinto has reached a run rate of 290 million tpy at its Pilbara iron ore system of mines, rail and ports in Western Australia, two months ahead of schedule.

Rio Tinto is in preliminary talks to sell its stake in the Grasberg mine to the Indonesian government, according to the chief executive officer of Freeport-McMoRan.

Consumer demand and regulatory requirements are increasingly driving the responsible production and sustainability of aluminium, a senior executive at Rio Tinto Aluminium said.

Key talking points at Fastmarkets’ bauxite and alumina conference, held in Miami, United States, April 26-28.

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Rio Tinto has signed a 20-year freight service agreement with Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) to transport iron ore from Australia to China.