Rio’s Boyne smelter to be powered by renewables
Rio Tinto’s Boyne Island smelter in Queensland will operate into the 2040s following a partnership with the state government that will see the smelter supplied with renewable energy by the state’s government owned generators. The agreement safeguards 1,000 jobs and ensure the continuing manufacture of carbon anodes, aluminium production, and casting of 295,000 tonnes of…