# Rio Tinto signs agreement to supply aluminium-scandium alloy to Amaero

Rio Tinto has signed an agreement to provide a first commercial batch of high-performance aluminium-scandium alloy from its North American operations to Amaero for 3D printing. The scandium oxide will be supplied from a new plant in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-03-11
- Where: Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada
- Status: announced
- Products: aluminium-scandium alloy, scandium oxide
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Rio Tinto](https://endata.com/companies/4215.md) (supplier)
- [Amaero](https://endata.com/companies/51628.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [riotinto.com](https://www.riotinto.com/en/news/releases/2021/rio-tinto-makes-first-sale-of-aluminium-scandium-alloy-for-3d-printing), 2021-03-11: "Rio Tinto has signed an agreement to provide a first commercial batch of high-performance aluminium-scandium alloy from its North American operations to Amaero, a leader in metal additive manufacturing."

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