Rio Tinto to Restore Full Production at Quebec Aluminum Plant

Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Rio Tinto Group said it will restore full production at its Shawinigan aluminum smelter in Quebec by restarting two suspended lines at the 100,000-ton-a-year capacity plant.

The restart should be completed in the second quarter, Rio said today in an e-mailed statement.

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