# Rio Tinto plans low-carbon aluminum capacity expansion in Quebec

Rio Tinto announced plans to expand production capacity for low-carbon aluminum in Canada, using ELYSIS smelting technology to reduce emissions. The project is in Jonquière, Quebec.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-06-28
- Where: Jonquière, Quebec, Canada
- Value: $180.0M (244.0M CAD)
- Starts operating: Q1 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 202,000 metric tonnes per year
- Products: low-carbon aluminum
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [canada.ca](https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2024/06/government-of-canada-welcomes-rio-tinto-project-that-will-reduce-ghg-emissions-and-expand-manufacturing-of-low-carbon-aluminum.html), 2024-06-28: "Rio Tinto's plan to expand production capacity for low-carbon aluminum in Canada."
- [votreriotintoslsj.com](https://www.votreriotintoslsj.com/projets/centre-des-billettes-dalma/), 2024-08-12: "Rio Tinto investit afin d’augmenter sa capacité de production de billettes d’aluminium à faible teneur en carbone et à haute valeur ajoutée à son aluminerie d’Alma au Lac-Saint-Jean."

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