Rio renews contract

Rio Tinto has renewed a long term agreement with Scepter, an internationally recognised leader in aluminium dross and scrap recycling, for the treatment of by-product from the aluminium smelting process known as “skims”, in the Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean region, Quebec, Canada. Rio Tinto Aluminium managing director Atlantic Operations Gervais Jacques said: “This partnership demonstrates our commitment to responsible production and to realising the full environmental benefits from aluminium as a recyclable material. Instead of going to landfill, the by-product from our smelting processes is being recycled and used by Scepter to deliver specialised materials, a win-win outcome. The technology that…