# Rio Tinto to build carbon-free aluminium smelting demonstration plant at Arvida

Rio Tinto will install carbon-free aluminium smelting cells at its Arvida smelter in Québec, Canada, using ELYSIS technology. The demonstration plant will have ten pots operating at 100 kA, with total investment of US$285 million (CAN$375 million) from Rio Tinto and the Government of Québec.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2024-06-28
- Where: Arvida, Québec, Canada
- Value: $285.0M
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2,500 tonnes of aluminium per year
- Products: carbon-free aluminium
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Rio Tinto](https://endata.com/companies/4215.md)
- [Investissement Québec](https://endata.com/companies/1515.md) (investor)
- [Elysis](https://endata.com/companies/31815.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [stocks.observer-reporter.com](https://stocks.observer-reporter.com/observerreporter/article/bizwire-2024-6-28-rio-tinto-to-install-carbon-free-aluminium-smelting-cells-using-first-elysistm-technology-licence), 2024-06-28: "This investment will further strengthen Rio Tinto’s industry-leading position in low-carbon, responsible aluminium in North America with our hydro-powered smelters and our recycling capacity."

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