Rio Tinto Slows Quebec Lithium Plant Build Amid Cost Pressures, Maintains 2028 Production Target

Rio Tinto has announced a slowdown in the construction of its Nemaska lithium processing plant in Bécancour, Quebec, citing rising costs, though the company insists the timeline for first production in 2028 remains on track. The decision involves reducing the contractual workforce by half over the coming months, while retaining several hundred workers to focus […] The post Rio Tinto Slows Quebec Lithium Plant Build Amid Cost Pressures, Maintains 2028 Production Target appeared first on the deep dive.