Rio Tinto’s ISAL smelter certified for responsible aluminium production
ISAL smelter in Iceland.
(Image courtesy of Rio Tinto).
Rio Tinto (ASX, NYSE, LON: RIO) announced that its 52-year-old ISAL smelter in Iceland received a responsible aluminium production certification from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI).
The Initiative is a 160-member global, multi-stakeholder, non-profit standards setting and certification organization that works towards the responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium following an entire value chain approach.
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Rio’s recent certification indicates that the ISAL smelter’s product meets environmental, social and governance standards. The designation has a provisional status and follows an independent, third-party desktop audit by ERM CVS.