Strong Foundation for Growth, Decarbonisation and Shareholder Returns
Modelling aluminium costs
Canadian* smelting unit cash** cost sensitivity
($/t) Impact a $100/t change in each of the input costs below will have
on our 2021 Canadian smelting unit cash cost of $1,373/t
Alumina (FOB)
Green petroleum coke (FOB)
Calcined petroleum coke (FOB)
Coal tar pitch (FOB)
* 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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