We're finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs
For over 150 years we’ve been looking for new and better ways of doing things. You'll find our teams around the world working to reduce our carbon footprint, partnering to develop new technologies to decarbonise steel and aluminium production, and creating new products from waste.
Reports
Download our 2024 suite of reports, including our 2024 Taxes and Royalties Paid Report, detailing $8.4 billion of taxes and royalties paid globally during the year
Latest media releases
16 May 2025
Rio Tinto modernise sa centrale hydroélectrique centenaire au Québec
ALMA, Canada – Rio Tinto investit 1,7 milliard de dollars canadiens (1,2 milliard de dollars américains) pour moderniser sa centrale hydroélectrique Isle-Maligne, mise en service en 1926, à Alma, au Québec. Il s’agit de l’investissement le plus important réalisé par Rio Tinto dans ses actifs hydroélectriques depuis les années 1950. La modernisation de la centrale est essentielle pour as
15 May 2025
Rio Tinto invests to modernise century-old hydroelectric power plant in Quebec
ALMA, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto is investing US$1.2 billion (CA$1.7 billion) to modernise its Isle-Maligne hydroelectric power plant, commissioned in 1926 in Alma, Quebec. This is Rio Tinto’s largest single investment in its hydroelectric assets since the 1950s. The power plant modernisation is essential to secure the future of low-carbon aluminium production in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-J
12 May 2025
Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining sign Definitive Agreement for Winu Project joint venture
PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co (SMM) have signed the final joint venture agreements to deliver the Winu copper-gold project, located in the Great Sandy Desert region of Western Australia. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250511288741/en/Sumitomo Metal Mining Director, Managin
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Latest stories
Mining PPE’s second life
The ReMade initiative is reducing clothing waste by turning PPE into new products – before it can reach landfill
From law to lasting change
Human rights live in the choices we make, not just on paper
Turning a new page
Best-selling author and illustrator Cornelia Funke loves her pen, but what happens to it after the ink runs out? Surprisingly, the way we’re finding new uses for closed mines might just offer a clue to a better future for everyday things like our pens.
Decarbonising our operations
Providing the materials the world needs means we have an impact on the environment. We recognise the responsibility we are entrusted with, and see ourselves as long-term stewards of natural resources and the ecosystems they support.
Our goal is to reduce the emissions from our operations by 50% by 2030.
Our goal is to reduce the emissions from our operations by 50% by 2030.
Join Rio Tinto
At Rio Tinto, you’ll find a home for curious people who care about their work and colleagues, are courageous about finding better ways to do things, and are empowered to adapt quickly to solve problems and meet opportunities.
More about what we do
We are finding new ways to restore old mines, advancing new technologies to improve the traceability of our products, and contributing to circular value chains by creating useful materials from waste.
