# Rio Tinto

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- Industry: Metals & Mining
- Delivery model: services
- Website: https://riotinto.com
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- Updated: 2026-11-11
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> Rio Tinto is a global metals and mining business that produces essential materials through mining and processing operations.

Rio Tinto is a global metals and mining business that explores, develops, operates and closes mining and processing assets. It supplies essential materials to customers and works with employees, investors, communities, Indigenous Peoples, governments and suppliers. The organization emphasizes safe and responsible operations, strong partnerships, innovation, operational excellence and contributing to the transition to a low-carbon economy.

**Mission:** To be the most valued metals and mining business

## Products & Services

### [Iron ore](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/iron-ore)
*Product*
Offers steelmakers iron ore products for varied processing needs, including high-grade, low-impurity options and lump ore for direct use.
Rio Tinto supplies iron ore, the primary raw material used to make steel. Its Pilbara operations include 18 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,900-kilometre rail network and related infrastructure. Products include Pilbara Blend, Yandicoogina, Robe Valley and SP10 fines and lump, as well as high-grade iron ore pellets and concentrate from Iron Ore Company of Canada. The products serve different steelmaking and processing needs, with options featuring high iron content, low impurities or phosphorus, and direct-use lump ore.

- **Pilbara Blend fines and lump** — Support Sintering And Direct Use
- **Iron Ore Company of Canada pellets and concentrate** — Supply High-Grade Steelmaking Feed
- **Integrated mine-to-market supply** — Deliver Consistent Ore When Needed
- **Yandicoogina fines** — Produce High-Iron Sinter
- **START production transparency** — Show How Products Are Produced
- **Market-responsive product range** — Adapt Product Range To Demand
- **Low-carbon steelmaking collaboration** — Explore Lower-Emission Steelmaking
- **Robe Valley fines and lump** — Serve Specialised Steel Applications
- **SP10 fines and lump** — Lower Customer Operating Costs

### [Aluminium](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/aluminium)
*Product*
Provides lightweight, recyclable aluminium and helps customers source responsibly produced, lower-carbon and recycled material.
Rio Tinto produces aluminium used in applications ranging from jet engines and electric vehicles to mobile phones. Its vertically integrated operations include bauxite mines, alumina refineries and aluminium smelters. The company supplies responsibly produced and lower-carbon aluminium, including products made using renewable hydroelectricity, and offers fully recycled aluminium through its Matalco joint venture. Rio Tinto is also developing ELYSIS inert anode technology to eliminate direct greenhouse gas emissions from aluminium smelting.

- **Vertically integrated production** — Supply Aluminium Across Production Stages
- **Lower-carbon production** — Choose Aluminium Made With Renewable Hydropower
- **Inert anode smelting development** — Advance Smelting Without Direct Greenhouse Emissions
- **Lightweight applications** — Enable Lightweight Product Design
- **Infinite recyclability** — Support Repeated Material Recycling
- **Responsible aluminium traceability** — Trace Aluminium Production And ESG Metrics
- **Fully recycled aluminium supply** — Source Fully Recycled Aluminium Products

### [Copper](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/copper)
*Product*
Provides a versatile, recyclable material for electrification, renewable energy technologies and power production.
Rio Tinto supplies copper used in renewable energy technologies, electrification and power production. Copper is strong yet malleable, corrosion-resistant, recyclable, and an excellent conductor of heat and electricity. Rio Tinto’s copper portfolio includes production from Kennecott in the United States and Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia. The company also provides traceability information for copper cathode produced at Kennecott through its START label.

- **Electrical conductivity** — Support Electrification And Power Production
- **Renewable energy applications** — Enable Renewable Energy Technologies
- **Copper cathode traceability** — Trace Copper Production
- **Recyclability** — Recycle Copper
- **Corrosion resistance** — Resist Corrosion
- **Thermal conductivity** — Transfer Heat Efficiently
- **Malleability** — Shape Copper For Diverse Uses

### [Borates](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/borates)
*Product*
Supplies boron for crop growth and materials used in high-tech products, renewable energy, wood preservation and insulation.
Borates are crystallised salts containing boron. Rio Tinto mines, refines and processes borates at its Boron operation in California’s Mojave Desert, where deposits include two of the world’s largest borate veins. Boron is essential for plant growth and is used in fertilisers, heat-resistant glass, renewable energy materials, wood preservatives and glass-wool insulation.

- **California borates production** — Supply Refined Boron Globally
- **Boron for plant growth** — Support Crop Growth
- **Renewable energy material applications** — Support Renewable Energy Materials
- **Heat-resistant glass applications** — Supply Heat-Resistant Glass
- **Wood preservation** — Preserve Wood
- **Glass-wool insulation** — Support Insulation

### [Lithium](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/lithium)
*Product*
Supports electric mobility and energy storage with lithium for rechargeable batteries and projects capable of producing battery-grade lithium carbonate.
Rio Tinto develops lithium resources for batteries and other energy-transition applications. Its Rincon project in Argentina is a large, undeveloped lithium-brine resource capable of producing battery-grade lithium carbonate. The Jadar project in Serbia contains the lithium-bearing mineral jadarite and has the potential to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate. Rio Tinto has described a goal of reaching 200 kt of lithium carbonate equivalent capacity by 2028 through its in-flight projects.

- **Battery-grade lithium carbonate production** — Develop Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate
- **Electric vehicle battery applications** — Support Electric Mobility
- **Expanded lithium portfolio and capacity** — Expand Lithium Portfolio Capacity
- **Energy storage applications** — Enable Energy Storage
- **Long-life scalable Rincon resource** — Develop A Scalable Resource
- **Lower-carbon production potential** — Advance Lower-Carbon Production
- **Jadar lithium resource** — Develop A Lithium Resource
- **Rechargeable device applications** — Power Rechargeable Devices

### [Scandium](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/scandium)
*Product*
Provides high-purity scandium oxide recovered from production waste for aluminium alloys that are stronger, lighter, more flexible and resistant.
Rio Tinto produces high-purity scandium oxide at its Sorel-Tracy operations in Quebec, using a process developed to recover scandium from titanium dioxide production waste without additional mining. In May 2022, a commercial-scale demonstration plant produced its first batch of high-purity scandium oxide. Scandium can be used as an aluminium microalloying element to strengthen aluminium while improving flexibility, heat resistance and corrosion resistance, and reducing weight.

- **High-purity waste-stream recovery** — Recover High-Purity Scandium Without Additional Mining
- **Aluminium strengthening** — Strengthen Aluminium Alloys
- **North American scandium production** — Access North American Scandium Production
- **Aluminium alloy weight reduction** — Reduce Aluminium Alloy Weight
- **Aluminium alloy flexibility improvement** — Improve Alloy Flexibility
- **Aluminium alloy heat resistance improvement** — Improve Heat Resistance
- **Aluminium alloy corrosion resistance improvement** — Improve Corrosion Resistance

### [Diamonds](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/diamonds)
*Product*
Offers ethically sourced white and colored gemstones for important occasions, supported by transparency from mine to market.
Rio Tinto supplies white and colored diamonds, described as popular gemstones associated with life’s most important moments and celebrations of major achievements. The company says its diamonds are ethically sourced and works with industry partners to support a fair and transparent journey from mine to market.

- **Ethical sourcing and supply-chain transparency** — Choose Diamonds With Greater Confidence
- **White and colored diamonds** — Explore White And Colored Diamonds
- **Renewable-powered diamond mining** — Choose Diamonds From Wind-Powered Mining

### [Salt](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/salt)
*Product*
Supports chemical manufacturing, food processing and road de-icing with seawater-evaporated salt supplied to customers in Asia and the Middle East.
Rio Tinto produces salt primarily for chemical industry applications, including the manufacture of glass, paper, plastics, textiles, soap and detergents. It is also used in food processing and road de-icing. Salt is produced by seawater evaporation at the Dampier and Port Hedland sites in Australia. Dampier is described as the world’s largest exporter of salt produced by seawater evaporation, exporting millions of tonnes each year, mostly to customers in Asia and the Middle East. Rio Tinto’s START salt label provides transparent, traceable metrics related to responsible production.

- **Large-scale salt exports** — Supply Millions Of Tonnes Globally
- **Seawater evaporation production** — Produce Salt From Seawater
- **Responsible production transparency** — Provide Traceable Production Data
- **Glass manufacturing** — Support Glass Production
- **Paper manufacturing** — Support Paper Production
- **Plastic manufacturing** — Support Plastic Production
- **Soap and detergent manufacturing** — Support Soap And Detergent Production
- **Food processing** — Support Food Processing
- **Textile manufacturing** — Support Textile Production
- **Road de-icing** — Help Prevent Road Icing

### [Ferrous metallics](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/ferrous-metallics)
*Product*
Supplies strong, durable ferrous materials for buildings, vehicles, bridges and manufacturing parts.
Ferrous metallics are metals that contain iron. Their strength and durability make them suitable for everyday products and infrastructure, including skyscrapers, cars, bridges, transport containers and small manufacturing parts subject to heavy wear. Rio Tinto supplies metal powders, steel billets and high-purity pig iron to global markets, supported by a stable supply of high-purity ilmenite ore. Its High Purity Pig Iron (HPPI), known in the market as Sorelmetal™, is produced at operations in Canada and South Africa and is recognized for its purity and consistency. The START label provides information on how HPPI is responsibly produced.

- **Range of ferrous products** — Choose From Multiple Product Forms
- **Strength for everyday applications** — Support Strong Everyday Applications
- **Durability for demanding uses** — Withstand Demanding Uses
- **High-purity ilmenite ore supply** — Support Ferrous Product Supply
- **HPPI production transparency** — Verify Responsible HPPI Production

### [Titanium dioxide](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/titanium-dioxide)
*Product*
Provides a highly white, opaque, ultraviolet-absorbing material for consumer products and renewable energy infrastructure.
Rio Tinto produces high-grade titanium dioxide feedstock, including at its Quebec operations. Titanium dioxide is a very white, opaque compound that absorbs ultraviolet light and reflects 96% of light. It is used in products such as toothpaste, sunscreen and cosmetics, as well as in high-efficiency solar panels, underwater heating pipes and renewable energy infrastructure. Rio Tinto is developing BlueSmelting technology to reduce emissions from ilmenite processing and produce high-grade titanium dioxide feedstock.

- **High-grade titanium dioxide feedstock** — Supply High-Grade Feedstock
- **Whiteness and opacity** — Provide White, Opaque Material
- **Ultraviolet absorption** — Absorb Ultraviolet Light
- **Consumer product applications** — Support Everyday Consumer Products
- **Lower-emission ilmenite processing** — Reduce Process Emissions By Up To 95%
- **Light reflection** — Reflect 96% Of Light
- **Renewable energy and infrastructure applications** — Serve Renewable Energy Infrastructure

## Sources

- [Rio Tinto](https://riotinto.com)
- [Iron ore](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/iron-ore)
- [Aluminium](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/aluminium)
- [Copper](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/copper)
- [Borates](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/borates)
- [Lithium](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/lithium)
- [Scandium](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/scandium)
- [Diamonds](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/diamonds)
- [Salt](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/salt)
- [Ferrous metallics](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/ferrous-metallics)
- [Titanium dioxide](https://www.riotinto.com/en/products/titanium-dioxide)