Apple buys first carbon-free aluminium from Alcoa, Rio Tinto JV

Technology company Apple has bought the first-ever commercial batch of carbon-free aluminium from a joint venture (JV) between two aluminum suppliers. The metal is being made by Elysis, the Montreal-based JV of Alcoa and Rio Tinto. The JV was established last year, with $144-million in funding provided by the two companies, Apple, as well as the governments of Canada and Quebec.