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Rio Tinto and Prysmian partner to deliver innovative low-carbon aluminium solutions for the data centre market
MONTREAL, March 12, 2026--Rio Tinto and Prysmian have partnered on an industrial trial to produce low-carbon aluminium cables designed for the rapidly growing data centre market, combining leading-edge smelting and cable technologies to help customers reduce the carbon footprint of critical IT infrastructure.
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[{"type":"text","content":"MONTREAL, March 12, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto and Prysmian have partnered on an industrial trial to produce low-carbon aluminium cables designed for the rapidly growing data centre market, combining leading-edge smelting and cable technologies to help customers reduce the carbon footprint of critical IT infrastructure.","length":327,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The trial saw Rio Tinto manufacture aluminium rod using a blend of low-carbon aluminium from Rio Tinto’s hydropowered Alma smelter in Quebec, Canada, and aluminium produced using the ELYSIS® technology. ELYSIS® eliminates all direct greenhouse gas emissions from the aluminium smelting process and produces oxygen instead, representing a major breakthrough in the decarbonisation of aluminium production.","length":404,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Rio Tinto and Prysmian signed a five-year supply agreement in 2023. As part of the agreement, both companies have brought together their respective technologies and research and development capabilities to accelerate the introduction of lower-carbon aluminium solutions across a range of applications including energy transmission and data centres.","length":348,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Rio Tinto Aluminium interim Vice President Sales and Marketing, Matt Schicke said: "This partnership with Prysmian demonstrates Rio Tinto’s ability to deliver innovative, low-carbon aluminium solutions tailored to our customers’ needs. By combining our low-carbon aluminium portfolio with breakthrough technologies like ELYSIS, we are aiming to support the decarbonisation of key growth markets, including the rapidly expanding data centre sector."","length":458,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Prysmian Chief Sustainability, R&D, and Innovation Officer Srinivas Siripurapu said: "As we work toward our goal of reaching Net Zero by 2035, we recognize that our customers, particularly in the data centre sector, share similar pledges. We are proud to provide sustainable solutions to customers who align with those values. Partnering with Rio Tinto allows us to leverage our existing supplier relationship and evolve sustainable innovations that benefit not only Prysmian, but our customers as well."","length":518,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Demand for data centre infrastructu...