# Rio Tinto invests $87M to expand low-carbon aluminium smelter in Quebec

Rio Tinto is investing $87 million to add 16 new smelting cells at its AP60 smelter in Quebec, increasing production capacity by 45% to 86,500 metric tonnes per year. Work begins spring 2022 and is expected to be completed by end of 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-11-17
- Where: Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada
- Value: $87.0M
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 86,500 metric tonnes per year
- Products: low-carbon primary aluminium
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [stocks.observer-reporter.com](https://stocks.observer-reporter.com/observerreporter/article/bizwire-2021-11-17-rio-tinto-invests-to-increase-low-carbon-ap60-aluminium-production-in-canada), 2021-11-17: "Rio Tinto is investing US$87 million to increase its low-carbon aluminium production in Canada with 16 new smelting cells at its AP60 smelter."

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