Rio Tinto forms biocarbon JV in Quebec

Diversified miner Rio Tinto and Aymium have formed a new joint venture (JV) named Évolys Québec to manufacture a renewable metallurgical biocarbon product to reduce carbon emissions in large-scale industrial processes. This biocarbon, sourced from biomass residues, offers an alternative for anthracite currently used in ilmenite smelting processes at Rio Tinto’s metallurgical complex in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec.

The JV will be established on the site of a former pulp and paper mill in Thurso. The Québec government selected Rio Tinto and Aymium to jointly revitalise these assets.