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The Boyne aluminium smelter at Gladstone (pictured) is the second-largest in Australia. Image: Boyne Smelters Limited.

Storage-firmed renewables: Rio Tinto and Australian governments commit AU$2 billion to future-proof Boyne smelter

March 25, 2026
AU$2bn deal secures Boyne smelter to 2040+ with 600MW+ battery storage firming renewables for Rio Tinto’s aluminium production in Queensland.
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