Rio Tinto cuts output at Kitimat aluminium smelter after strike

Rio Tinto is cutting production at its BC Works aluminium smelter in Kitimat, Canada, to just 35% of its annual capacity, after workers went on strike following failed labor contract negotiations.

That would bring production at the 432,000-tonnes-per-year smelter to just over 150,000 tonnes.
"We will continue to look for longer-term solutions with the union and work closely with customers and suppliers to minimize disruptions," Rio Tinto Aluminium's managing director of Atlantic operations Samir Cairae said.

The decision came after approximately 900 employees represented by Unifor Local 2301 went on strike on Sunday July 25, after weeks of failed...

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