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Rio Tinto to make low-carbon alumina
Mark LudlowQueensland bureau chief
Global miner Rio Tinto and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation will build a $111 million world-first hydrogen plant at the Yarwun alumina refinery in Gladstone to help reduce carbon emissions at the energy-intensive facility.
As companies across the world grapple with the problems of reducing the carbon footprint at metal processing facilities, Rio will look into the viability of using hydrogen, instead of natural gas, in the calcination process.
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Mark Ludlow writes on politics, energy and infrastructure based in Brisbane. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.com
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