Aluminium

Tomago power deal close to done

Subsidised energy deal will help keep the smelter open beyond 2028

12 December 2025

Simon says: Rio must be 'stronger, sharper and simpler'.

Trott’s three-pillar plan targets unlocking $15B in cash while copper and bauxite guidance upgraded

05 December 2025

Rio Tinto's Bell Bay Aluminium smelter produces roughly 178,000t of aluminium each year.

Bell Bay interim power deal signed

Gives Rio Tinto time to see how the government's aluminium credit plays out

02 December 2025

Abx fully funds hydrogen fluoride continuous pilot plant to operation

Share raising boosts coffers by $6 million

01 December 2025

Changes are coming to the way Rio Tinto works.

Innovation on the block in Rio Tinto's cost cutting

Team to be disbanded but their work will go on

14 November 2025

Rio Tinto's Bell Bay Aluminium smelter produces roughly 178,000 tonnes of aluminium each year.

Bell Bay Aluminium lands 12-month power lifeline

Negotiations under way for a long-term arrangement

06 November 2025

Labor accused of 'blatant double standards' over smelter bailouts

The Tasmanian government wants support for Bell Bay Aluminium

31 October 2025

The Tomago Aluminium smelter supplies roughly 37% of Australia’s aluminium demand.

Labor's 'reckless' energy policy slammed as Tomago teeters

Soaring electricity costs could force the smelter to close in 2028

29 October 2025

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