Rio Tinto to proceed with US$1.8 billion expansion of Yarwun Alumina Refinery

Rio Tinto has approved a US$1.8 billion expansion of the Yarwun Alumina Refinery in Gladstone, Queensland. The expansion will more than double annual production, increasing output by two million tonnes to 3.4 million tonnes by 2011.

Rio Tinto to proceed with US$1.8 billion expansion of Yarwun Alumina Refinery [PDF: 61 KB]