ALUMINUM: Rio Tinto invests $250M to extend life of Vaudreuil refinery

QUEBEC – Rio Tinto is pledging $250 million to extend operations of the Vaudreuil alumina refinery in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. The cash infusion will extend the life of the plant beyond 2022. The project includes building a filtration plant and optimizing the Jonquiere complex bauxite residue site. Information about Rio Tinto’s aluminum business is available at www.RioTinto.com/aluminium-83.aspx. [caption id="attachment_1003722016" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Rio Tinto is expanding the life of its Vaudreuil refinery beyond 2022. (Image: Rio Tinto)[/caption]