Australia: Rio Tinto posts 4% y-o-y decline in aluminium output in CY’22

  • Global mining giant Rio Tinto’s aluminium production totalled 3 mnt in CY’22, down 4% y-o-y due to reduced output at Kitimat smelter in British Columbia. In Q4, output stood at 783,000 t, up 3% q-o-q.
  • Mined copper production stood at 521,000 t in CY’22 (up 6% y-o-y) and 131,000 t in Q4 (down 5% q-o-q).
  • Bauxite production was at 54.6 mnt in CY’22 (up 1% y-o-y) and 13.2 mnt in Q4 (down 4% q-o-q).

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