# Rio Tinto begins construction of billet casting center expansion in Alma

Rio Tinto has started construction to expand its casting center at the Alma smelter in Quebec, adding 202,000 metric tonnes of low-carbon aluminium billet capacity. The C$240 million investment will create 40 new jobs and is scheduled for commissioning in the first half of 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-04-12
- Where: Alma, Quebec, Canada
- Value: $180.0M (240.0M CAD)
- Jobs: 40
- Starts operating: Q3 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 202,000 metric tonnes per year
- Products: low-carbon aluminium billets
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [riotinto.com](https://www.riotinto.com/en/news/releases/2023/rio-tinto-begins-construction-of-its-new-billet-casting-center-in-alma-), 2023-04-12: "Rio Tinto has begun construction to increase its capacity to cast low-carbon, high-value aluminium billets by 202,000 metric tonnes at its Alma, Quebec smelter."

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