Private company

New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited

Aluminium smelter in New Zealand

The Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter is an aluminium smelter owned by Rio Tinto Group, via a joint venture called New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) Limited. The facility, New Zealand's only aluminium smelter, is at Tiwai Point, near Bluff.2 It is headquartered in Invercargill.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Feb 13, 1969Founded1
Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter
Photo: CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter is an aluminium smelter owned by Rio Tinto Group, via a joint venture called New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) Limited. The facility, New Zealand's only aluminium smelter, is at Tiwai Point, near Bluff.2

Timeline

  1. Feb 13, 1969Founded Founded1

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