Rio Tinto to close Lynemouth smelter
Global miner Rio Tinto will close its Lynemouth aluminium smelter in the north of England at the end of March after a strategy review and consultation, it said on Tuesday, confirming an intention first announced in November.
Rio Tinto Alcan will invest $36 million at its Laterriere smelter in a two-year project aimed at improving the electrolytic cell control system.