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Rio Tinto is a global leader in aluminium, with large-scale bauxite mines, alumina refineries and smelters. Learn more about its aluminium business, partnerships, sustainability and downloads.
Rio Tinto Alcan is a Canada-based mining company. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, it is a subsidiary of global mining conglomerate Rio Tinto. It was created on 15 November 2007 as the result of the merger between Rio Tinto's Canadian subsidiary and Canadian company Alcan .
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining group that focuses on finding, mining and processing the Earth’s mineral resources. Discover more about Rio Tinto's mining operations today.
Rio Tinto Aluminium (previously known as Comalco) is now known as Rio Tinto Alcan after Rio's takeover of Alcan. It was the world's eighth largest aluminium company. It mines and manufactures bauxite, alumina and primary aluminium.
Alcan was purchased by Australian-British multinational Rio Tinto for $38 billion in 2007, becoming Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. in 2008. It was headquartered in Montreal , in its Maison Alcan complex. [1]
Rio Tinto has been operating in British Columbia for over 60 years. With our recent investment in the modernisation of the Kitimat smelter, we have secured another 60 years of economic prosperity in northern British Columbia. Learn more today.
Jul 12, 2007 · Rio Tinto and Alcan announced a friendly merger in 2007, ending a hostile takeover bid by Alcoa. The deal created the world's largest aluminum company, based in Montreal and led by Alcan CEO Dick Evans.
