RIO News: UPDATE 2-Rio Tinto to invest $1.1 billion to expand aluminum smelter in Canada - 12th Jun 2023, 11:55pm

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June 12 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto will invest $1.1 billion to expand its "low-carbon" aluminum smelter at Complexe Jonquière in Quebec, Canada, the Anglo-Australian mining giant said on Monday.

The investment will boost annual capacity by about 160,000 metric tonnes of primary aluminum, the global miner said, adding it was sufficient to power 400,000 electric cars.

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