TREE NEWS reports: Rio Tinto reported third-quarter bauxite production of 15.75 million tonnes, above the 15.22 million tonne estimate. Alumina output for the quarter came in at 2.07 million tonnes, also ahead of the 2.00 million tonne consensus. The figures cover the miner’s aluminium supply chain for the September quarter.
Rio Tinto Q3 bauxite output 15.75Mt, beating 15.22Mt estimate
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The beat matters less for the headline number than for what it signals about feedstock availability into Rio Tinto's alumina and aluminium chain, where upstream bauxite has been the tighter link. Alumina also clearing consensus suggests the September quarter ran without the operational disruptions that have periodically squeezed supply. Whether this pace persists into subsequent quarters, and whether it translates into looser alumina availability, is the open question for anyone tracking aluminium inputs.
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