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RIO TINTO ALCAN INC [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Aluminum
OBS

Rio Tinto's aluminium business started with Comalco in Australia in the mid 1950s. Rio Tinto bought Comalco in 2000, and the company was renamed Rio Tinto Aluminium in late 2006. In October 2007, leading mining organisation Rio Tinto acquired Alcan. Alcan integrated with Rio Tinto's existing aluminium business, resulting in Rio Tinto Alcan. Headquarters located in Montreal, Quebec.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Aluminium
OBS

En octobre 2007, l'important groupe minier international Rio Tinto a fait l'acquisition d'Alcan, qui a été intégrée à Rio Tinto Aluminium pour former Rio Tinto Alcan. Son siège social est à Montréal, Québec.

Spanish

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