Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) announced standout production results for 2025, with copper equivalent output rising 8% year-on-year, driven by strong performances across its diversified portfolio.
CEO Simon Trott highlighted the company's operational excellence, noting record quarterly iron ore production in the Pilbara and the first shipment from the Simandou port in Guinea, signaling the successful delivery of major growth projects.
Pilbara iron ore production reached 327.3 million tonnes for the year, stable with 2024, while shipments slightly dipped 1% to 326.2 million tonnes.
The Iron Ore Company of Canada delivered 9.3 million tonnes of pellets and concentrate, a minor 1% decline from the prior year, while Simandou produced 2.3 million tonnes in its first full year of operations.
Copper production surged 11% to 883 thousand tonnes, boosted by the ramp-up of the Oyu Tolgoi underground project, while Escondida and Kennecott contributed to quarterly gains.
Bauxite production reached a record 62.4 million tonnes, reflecting operational stability, and lithium output grew to 57 thousand tonnes LCE, driven by strong performance at Fenix, Olaroz, and Bessemer City.
Aluminium output increased 3% to 3.38 million tonnes, supported by sustained operations across the group.
Trott emphasised that the company's "stronger, sharper, simpler" operating model continues to drive results and create value.
Rio Tinto maintains its 2026 outlook across iron ore, copper, aluminium, and lithium, underpinned by resilient markets and disciplined execution of its strategic growth projects.