Who we are
Rio Tinto Aluminium is a fully integrated primary aluminium producer employing nearly 5000 people throughout Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Rio Tinto Aluminium's parent company, Rio Tinto, is a leader in finding, mining and processing the Earth's mineral resources supplying essential products that help to meet global needs and contribute to improving living standards.
Rio Tinto Aluminium is involved in all three stages of aluminium production: bauxite mining, alumina refining and aluminium smelting, supplying products to both domestic and overseas markets.
The business maintains large, long life, low cost operations which deliver high quality products with the health and safety of employees being the company's first priority.
Rio Tinto's aluminium product group has two operating business units - Mining and Refining and Smelting. These operating business units are supported by the Services and Strategy team. Biographies of Rio Tinto Aluminium's senior management team are available in this section.
Business overview
Rio Tinto Aluminium is a wholly owned subsidary of the Rio Tinto Group, undertaking all parts of the aluminium production process: mining bauxite, refining bauxite into alumina and smelting alumina to produce aluminium.
Management overview
Rio Tinto Aluminium has an experienced management team who support the company's operating business and look to the future for progress and development.
Our operations
Rio Tinto Aluminium owns and manages mining, refining and smelting operations located in Australia, New Zealand and Wales.
Our products
Rio Tinto Aluminium is a supplier of bauxite, alumina and primary aluminium to Australia, New Zealand and export markets.
Doing business with us
Rio Tinto Aluminium has a broad business - we work with many suppliers, customers, partners, governments and agencies.
Timeline
The Comalco name has been well known in Australia since the mid-fifties. Now working under the name Rio Tinto Aluminium, the company has worked through many years of mining, refining and smelting.
