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February 13, 2018
Rio Tinto investing $250M to extend life of Vaudreuil alumina refinery
Will include construction of a filtration plant and optimization at a site to manage bauxite residue.
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Manufacturing
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July 2, 2015
Orbite, NRC to benchmark HPA in Li-ion batteries
NRC scientists will characterize various separator formulations.
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October 23, 2014
Orbite awarded green chemistry award
Technology eliminates toxic red mud, but also retrieves rare earths and other valuable elements.

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August 6, 2014
Orbite begins construction of HPA plant
Commercial production of high-purity alumina begins in Q1 of 2015.

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Sustainability
February 4, 2013
Orbite, Veolia to recycle red mud from alumina production
They’ll recycle and remediate hard-to-treat bi-product of alumina production.