TOKYO -- An executive at global mining giant Rio Tinto has cast doubt on whether U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies will repatriate production of aluminum, a metal deemed strategically critical by Washington.
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Rio Tinto exec doubts tariffs will move aluminum production to US
Mining giant expects import levy to be largely passed on through higher prices
Rio Tinto's Bell Bay aluminum smelter in Australia. A senior executive at the mining giant says it would take "many, many years" to build up U.S. production of the metal. © Rio Tinto
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