Rio Tinto : awards major contract to Pilbara Aboriginal business
June 05, 2018 at 07:18 pm EDT
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Rio Tinto has entered into a strategic partnership with Pilbara Aboriginal business North West Alliance (NWA) through the award of a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract to support the company's world-class iron ore mining and port operations in the region.
NWA will provide waste management services across Rio Tinto's 16 mine sites and two ports in the Pilbara, covering five areas; recyclables, site services, general hazardous waste, hydrocarbon waste and non-hazardous general waste.
Simplifying waste management through consolidating to a single supplier will improve logistical efficiency, reduce associated environmental impacts, and further drive the focus on safety performance. A key feature of Rio Tinto's partnership with NWA is a commitment to drive local content through the creation of new opportunities for Pilbara Aboriginal people as well as Pilbara businesses. NWA is targeting 40 per centPilbara Aboriginal employment in 2018, increasing to 50 per centin 2019. NWA hascommitted to a target of a 100 per centPilbara residential workforce by 2020. Rio Tinto Iron Ore managing director, Rail, Port and Core Services, Ivan Vella said 'Rio Tinto is committed to local jobs for local people and our partnership with North West Alliance will provide opportunities for local communities and their businesses. Optimising the way we manage our waste is a key part of our business-wide effort to improve safety and productivity outcomes. 'We're looking forward to working with North West Alliance to further improve our safety and environmental performance, and to maximise engagement of local and Pilbara Aboriginal people as well as local businesses in the communities where we operate.' Notes to editors North West Alliance is a fully incorporated, 50:50 joint venture between Our Country, a local Aboriginal business, and Veolia. Our Country is a 100 per centAboriginal-owned sustainable development advisory. Our Country supports the sustainable development of local and regional communities through facilitation, collaboration and delivering outcomes. Veolia is a global environmental solutions company, specialising in water, waste and energy. More information about Rio Tinto's Local Procurement Programme can be found here.
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Rio Tinto plc is one of the world's leaders in mining research, prospecting and operating. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- iron ore (59%): 283.2 Mt produced in 2022;
- aluminum, alumina and bauxite (24.9%): 54.6 Mt bauxite, 7.5 Mt alumina and 3 Mt aluminum produced;
- copper (5.8%) : 521.1 Kt produced;
- industrial minerals (4.8%): titanium dioxide pigments (1,200 Kt produced), borates (532 Kt produced) and salts (5.7 Mt produced);
- diamonds (1.5%) : 4.7 million carats produced;
- gold (1%) : 235,000 ounces produced;
- other (3%): uranium, silver, zinc and molybdenum.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (0.3%), Europe (6.5%), China (54.3%), Japan (7.4%), Asia (7.1%), the United States (15.9%), Canada (3.1%), Australia (1.9%) and other (3.5%).
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