Rio Tinto ships 8 billionth tonne of iron ore from the Pilbara

KARRATHA, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Rio Tinto has celebrated the shipment of 8 billion tonnes1 of iron ore to global markets from the Pilbara region, 60 years after the company’s first shipment set sail from Western Australia for Japan. The milestone shipment departed from Cape Lambert port aboard the Juno Horizon on 19 May 2026, bound for Nippon Steel Corporation, one of Rio Tinto’s long