# Nestlé Nespresso signs MoU with Rio Tinto for sustainable aluminium capsules

Nestlé Nespresso signed a memorandum of understanding with Rio Tinto to source 100% sustainable aluminium for its coffee capsules by 2020, with Rio Tinto as the first company certified by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2018-11-23
- Status: announced
- Products: aluminium coffee capsules, sustainable aluminium
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Nestlé Nespresso](https://endata.com/companies/4214.md) (partner)
- [Rio Tinto](https://endata.com/companies/4215.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/deals-and-mas-this-week-tetra-pak-nestle-nespresso-scientex/), 2018-11-23: "The memorandum of understanding (MoU) enables the companies to work closely with the capsule manufacturers of Nespresso to source 100% sustainable aluminium by 2020."

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