ENVIRONMENT

Rio Tinto's Canadian aluminium now ASI certified

Rio Tinto now has independently certified, responsibly produced aluminium from Canadian operations

Staff reporter
The extension of the ASI certification includes Rio Tinto's BC Works smelter in British Columbia, Canada

The extension of the ASI certification includes Rio Tinto's BC Works smelter in British Columbia, Canada

Rio Tinto stated that the certification reinforces the company's commitment to responsible mining and metals production by providing independent verification that material can be traced through a ‘chain of custody' spanning Rio Tinto's Gove bauxite mine in Australia to its alumina refinery, aluminium smelters and casthouses in Quebec and British Columbia, Canada.

ASI certification is designed to assure customers that the aluminium purchased through Rio Tinto's Canadian operations has been produced to the highest environmental, social and governance standards.

Rio Tinto said it has led the establishment of responsible production certification for the aluminium industry as a founding member of the ASI, working alongside customers and a broad range of stakeholders.

Tolga Egrilmezer, Rio Tinto Aluminium vice president, sales and marketing and ASI board member, commented: "This certification continues Rio Tinto's leadership on responsible production. It increases the availability of ASI certified aluminium in a range of markets, giving customers the ability to offer end consumers products made with aluminium that meets the highest sustainability standards."

Fiona Solomon, chief executive officer of ASI, added: "We applaud Rio Tinto for their commitment to ASI's mission since joining as a founding member, and for continuing to extend the reach of their ASI certified operations. This successful Chain of Custody certification demonstrates ASI's potential to create impact through voluntary uptake of its program. We are seeing the positive upstream examples like this one now extending into downstream aluminium use sectors such as automotive, construction and packaging, and this is very encouraging."

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

editions

ESG Mining Company Index: Benchmarking the Future of Sustainable Mining

The ESG Mining Company Index report provides an in-depth evaluation of ESG performance of 61 of the world's largest mining companies. Using a robust framework, it assesses each company across 9 meticulously weighted indicators within 6 essential pillars.

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2024 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of exploration trends and technologies, highlighting the best intercepts and discoveries and the latest initial resource estimates.

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

The report paints a picture of the equipment landscape and includes detailed profiles of mines that are employing these fleets

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production