# Apple, Alcoa, Rio Tinto and governments invest in carbon-free aluminum smelting venture Elysis

The federal and Quebec governments, Apple, Alcoa and Rio Tinto are investing in a joint venture called Elysis to commercialize a carbon-free aluminum smelting process that produces oxygen instead of greenhouse gases.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2018-05-10
- Where: Saguenay, Quebec, Canada
- Status: announced
- Products: carbon-free aluminum
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Elysis](https://endata.com/companies/31815.md)
- [Apple](https://endata.com/companies/2967.md) (investor)
- [Rio Tinto](https://endata.com/companies/4215.md) (partner)
- [Alcoa Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/7297.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [globalnews.ca](https://globalnews.ca/news/4200447/apple-carbon-free-aluminum-smelting-quebec/), 2018-05-10: "Ottawa, Quebec and Apple Inc. are investing in a joint venture between Alcoa Inc. and Rio Tinto Group called Elysis, which will commercialize a process that eliminates greenhouse gas emissions from traditional smelting."

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