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Global leadership

Rio Tinto Alcan is the global leader in the aluminium business. We are one of the world's largest producers of bauxite, alumina and aluminium

Our leadership is reinforced by our:

Extensive project pipeline
Benchmark smelting technology
Enviable hydropower position
Sustainable development principles guide our actions and decisions. Health, safety and environmental excellence are top priorities.

We are one of five product groups operated by Rio Tinto, a leading international mining group.

Operation Overview

High quality products, broad global reach

Our high quality bauxite, alumina and aluminium businesses have broad global reach.

Our worldwide operations give us the top global ranking in bauxite and aluminium production. A number of projects also position us to become the global leader in alumina.

Everywhere we work, our passion for excellence drives our success. We generate significant value by sharing experience, best practices and supply chain benefits across our facilities. Our demonstrated commitment to excellence in health, safety and environmental performance also contributes to our success.

What we produce

One of the world's most important metals

We are the global leader in the aluminium industry. We find, mine and process bauxite, alumina and aluminium.

Aluminium is a modern material and relative newcomer to the family of commercial metals. Today it is one of the world's most useful and important metals

We focus on developing large, long life and cost effective operations with sustained competitive advantage.

Process Overview

The way we work

We are committed to generating more value for stakeholders with less impact on the environment. Rio Tinto's statement of business practice, The way we work, helps us do just that.

The way we work summarises Rio Tinto's principles and policies for all employees.

It ensures that our actions and operations reflect standards and values of accountability, respect, teamwork and integrity.

The way we work includes policies covering:

The workplace
Human rights, communities and environment
Business integrity
Group assets and information management
Government, media and investor relations

Here for Gladstone

Welcome to the community investment website for Rio Tinto Alcan in Gladstone where you can browse through stories from our community programmes, learn about our operations and find out how to gain support for your own programme.

Our community investment programme includes the Rio Tinto Alcan Community Fund, and our Community Sponsorship and Donation programmes at Rio Tinto Alcan Yarwun, and Queensland Alumina Limited.

Our investment in local infrastructure

Rio Tinto Alcan operates Rio Tinto Alcan Yarwun and has an 80 per cent interest in Queensland Alumina Limited.

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