Tiwai Point

 Employees  787 full time equivalent employees and 133 contractors
 Production (2006)   337,264 tonnes
 Products  Ingot, billet, rolling block and t-bar
 Markets   86 per cent metal exported to Japan, other Asian countries, Europe and North America
 Year of first operation  1971
 Rio Tinto Aluminium percentage ownership   79.36 per cent
 Joint venture partner   20.64 per cent Sumitomo Chemical Company
 Technology   Lines 1,2, & 3: Kaiser P69 cells (624 cells) Line 4: CD200 cells (48 cells)
 Power supply  Electricity received at 220,000 volts AC but converted to DC on site.  National power grid/Manapouri Power Station
 Local Government Authority  Invercargill City Council 
 Regional Government Authority  Southland Regional Council
 Central Government electorate  Invercargill