Modernising Agreements and Transition to Renewables
Modelling aluminium costs
Canadian* smelting unit cash** cost sensitivity
Alumina (FOB)
Green petroleum coke (FOB)
Calcined petroleum coke (FOB)
Coal tar pitch (FOB)
($/t) Impact a $100/t change in each of the input costs below will have
on our H1 2021 Canadian smelting unit cash cost of $1,262/t
* Canadian smelters include all fully-owned smelters in Canada (Alma, AP60, Arvida, Grande-Baie, Kitimat, and Laterrière), as well as Rio Tinto's share of the Becancour and Alouette smelters
** The smelting unit cash costs refer to all costs which have been incurred before casting, excluding depreciation but including corporate allocations and with alumina at market price, to produce one metric tonne of primary aluminium.
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