# Rio Tinto investing $188M to expand aluminum billet capacity at Alma smelter in Quebec

Rio Tinto is investing $188 million to increase low-carbon aluminum billet production capacity at its Alma smelter in Quebec by 202,000 metric tons. Construction begins May 2023, commissioning expected Q1 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-09-06
- Where: Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada
- Value: $188.0M
- Starts operating: Q1 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 202,000 metric tons/year
- Products: aluminum billets
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com](https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=758569&p=67&view=issueViewer), 2022-09-06: "Rio Tinto is investing $188 million to increase the production capacity for low-carbon, high-value aluminum billets at its Alma smelter in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, by 202,000 metric tons."

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