Rio Tinto talking to Apple on next step of carbon-free aluminium project

Rio Tinto is in talks to move into the next phase of an agreement with Apple, CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques said on Friday, as the miner looks to transition its aluminium business to tap a low-carbon economy.

Last May, Rio and Alcoa announced a joint venture, backed by Apple, to commercialize by 2024 a process that emits oxygen and replaces all direct greenhouse gas emissions from the traditional smelting process for aluminium