During a 70th anniversary event held last year, Rio Tinto B.C. Works spokesperson Simon Pascoe said that 1,500 people worked at the smelter and its Kemano Powerhouse. The aluminum is made from ...

The Rio Tinto Alcan aluminum smelter in Kitimat produces around 420,000 tonnes a year, comprising 14 per cent of total output from Canada’s nine smelters. The others are in Quebec. During a 70th ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25-per-cent levies on all steel and aluminum imports are reigniting a trade conflict that could ...

Time — and aluminum values — showed Rio Tinto needed Alcan a lot less than the other way around in their $38 billion deal in 2007. The historical lessons are important as two of the sectors ...

U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States, including those from Canada and Mexico.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. With the benefit of hindsight, it’s clear who got the better deal in the mining industry’s largest deals to date. Time – and ...

The undeniable economic powerhouse of BC’s northwest coast, Kitimat is home to Canada’s first natural gas export facility—the LNG Canada megaproject.

Constellium was part of Rio Tinto Group but was spun out in 2011 when the company sold its Alcan Engineered Products unit. Today, Constellium is a major manufacturer of aluminum and various ...

The Mustang-driving Brad Potter has been a mainstay of the large-cap value equities market. This year, he is swapping ...

When Glencore proposed a combination with Rio Tinto Group a decade ago ... its disastrous 2007 purchase of Canadian aluminum maker Alcan, and Chairman Barton has been a key driver of the shift ...