Markets and end uses
High quality, high performance metal powders for your manufacturing needs
Our products are truly fit-for-purpose. We work with you to optimize our recipes so that they meet the standards for your manufacturing facilities. Our metal powders expertise means that we can create new material systems for the everchanging engineering requirements of parts.
Automotive and transportation
Rio Tinto has provided metal powders to the automotive industry for more than 50 years. Powders can be an innovative solution for your automotive parts manufacturing needs.
Energy and battery materials
Iron powder from Rio Tinto can be used as a raw material for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in and various iron-flow battery types.
General industrial
In addition to the automotive industry, Rio Tinto Metal Powders are widely used in other industries such as lawn and garden and tool manufacturing. With the mixing process of elemental or alloy powders with lubricants or additives, our metal powder can produce homogeneous mixtures that could be further manufactured into components with high precision and consistently tight tolerance with conventional PM press-and-sinter processes.
Environmental remediation and water treatment
High-purity ferrous powders are often used in the removal of various harmful substances from the environment, such as arsenic. Rio Tinto Metal Powders have a high reactivity and can be used in one or more processes including oxidation, reduction, adsorption, precipitation, and co-precipitation.
Market expertise
At Rio Tinto, we are proud to be industry leaders in metal powder research and development. For us, product innovation means designing and developing new grades specifically to meet your requirements.