Avance advises Rio Tinto in connection with the local aspects concerning Rio Tinto’s partnership with the Swedish investment company Vargas, Mitsubishi Corporation and other international and local industry partners to study a low carbon aluminium greenfield opportunity in Kokkola, Finland.
As the strategic industrial partner, Rio Tinto will provide the Arctial partnership with access to its proven industry-leading AP60 technology. Developed by Rio Tinto, AP60 is amongst the most efficient aluminium smelting technologies currently available at commercial scale. The project, if successful, would be the first primary aluminium development in continental Europe for over 30 years.