Bauxite production was 14% higher than the first quarter of 2017, following recovery from severe weather conditions at Weipa, continued de-bottlenecking of capacity at Gove, and strong performances at Porto Trombetas and Sangaredi.

Alcoa Corp. recently announced that it intends to permanently close the Suralco alumina refinery and bauxite mines in Suriname.

Rio Tinto has appointed two executives to its management team, effective in January.

Rio Tinto has committed to generating $5 billion of additional free cash flow over the next five years.

Rio Tinto recently terminated the contracts of Alan Davies and Debra Valentine.

Alcoa Corp. recently announced that it has completed the separation from its parent company Alcoa Inc.

Rio Tinto recently released its production results for the 2016 third quarter.

Alcoa Inc. recently announced that its board of directors has approved the company’s separation.

Alcoa Inc. and Alumina Limited recently announced that they have agreed to make certain changes to the Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals.

Beginning in July, Rio Tinto’s product group structure will be adjusted to better align the company’s assets with its business strategy.