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Rio Tinto Aluminium Division

MEMBER CLASS
Production and Transformation

JOIN DATE
January 2015

HEADQUARTER LOCATION
Canada

WEBSITE
https://www.riotinto.com/aluminium-83.aspx

CERTIFICATIONS

ASI Performance Standard Certified
ASI Chain of Custody Certified

About Rio Tinto Aluminium Division

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining group that focuses on finding, mining and processing the Earth’s mineral resources. Our goal is to deliver strong and sustainable shareholder returns from our portfolio of world-class assets and our compelling pipeline of projects. We take a long-term, disciplined approach, developing and running long-life, low-cost, expandable operations that are capable of delivering value throughout the cycle.

Supporting our world-class assets is a company of world-class people who are the foundation of our success. This 60,000-strong workforce, across more than 40 countries, pulls together as a powerful team committed to getting the best out of our operations. Their safety is always our first concern. We also foster a culture of innovation, where our people are proud to achieve and are always learning.

Certifications

Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification scope:
  • Rio Tinto Aluminium’s activities across Canada including the production of alumina (Vaudreuil Refinery, Québec); aluminium smelting and casting (Alma, AP60, Arvida, Grande-Baie and Laterrière Smelter’s in Québec and Kitimat Smelter in British-Columbia); aluminium casting (Dubuc/PLS in Québec); unloading, storage, loading and ground transportation of raw materials and goods (Port and Rails, Québec); electrical power generation and distribution (Power Operations in Québec and British-Columbia); treatment of spent pot lining (SPL Treatment Plant, Québec) and; head office support and research and development (Headquarters in Montréal and Saguenay, Québec).
Audit scope supply chain activities:
  • Alumina Refining
  • Aluminium Smelting
  • Casthouses
  • Semi-Fabrication
  • Aluminium Re-melting / Refining

Performance Standard V3 (2022) Provisional Certification Scope: Rio Tinto Aluminium (RTA) Pacific Operations including:
  • Bell Bay Aluminium Smelter (George Town, Tasmania, Australia)
  • Gove Bauxite Mine including its port facilities and power station (Gove Northern Territory, Australia)
  • New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (Invercargill, New Zealand).
  • RTA Headquarters – Brisbane (Queensland, Australia)
  • Weipa Bauxite Mines, related port facilities and power stations (Weipa, Queensland, Australia)
  • Yarwun Alumina Refinery (Yarwun, Queensland, Australia).
Audit scope supply chain activities:
  • Bauxite mining
  • Alumina Refining
  • Aluminium Smelting
  • Casthouses
  • Aluminium Re-melting/Refining

Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V1 (2017) Certification Scope: Rio Tinto Aluminium’s facilities including Gove Bauxite Mine and related port facilities and power station (Gove, Northern Territory, Australia), Weipa Bauxite Mines, related port facilities and power stations (Weipa, Queensland, Australia), Vaudreuil Alumina Refinery (Saguenay QC, Canada), Yarwun Alumina Refinery (Yarwun, QLD, Australia), Alma Smelter (Alma QC, Canada), AP-60 Smelter (Saguenay QC, Canada), Arvida Smelter (Saguenay QC, Canada), Bell Bay Aluminium Smelter (George Town, Tasmania, Australia), Grande-Baie Smelter (Saguenay QC, Canada), Laterriere Smelter (Saguenay QC, Canada), Kitimat Smelter (Kitimat BC), PLS (Specialised Casthouse) (Saguenay QC, Canada), IPSF (Port and Rails) (Saguenay QC, Canada), New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (Invercargill, New Zealand), ISAL (Hafnarfjördur, Iceland), Headquarters (Brisbane, QLD, Australia), and Headquarters (Saguenay and Montreal QC, Canada). Audit scope supply chain activities:
  • Bauxite Mining
  • Alumina Refining
  • Aluminium Smelting
  • Casthouses
  • Aluminium Re-melting/Refining

Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification scope:
  • Aluminium smelting at the Rio Tinto Aluminium ISAL smelter facility in Iceland.
Audit scope supply chain activities:
  • Aluminium Smelting
  • Casthouses

Additional Information

Activities in the aluminium value chain*

  • Bauxite mining
  • Alumina refining
  • Aluminium smelting

* may contain both ASI-certified and non ASI-certified

 

Countries of operation

Americas

  • Canada

Europe

  • France
  • Iceland
  • United Kingdom

Middle East and North Africa

  • Oman

Pacific

  • Australia
  • New Zealand

Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Guinea

 

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