Rio Tinto lauds country's advantages
China DailyA view of the booth of Rio Tinto during the first China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, Nov 28, 2023. China's resilient supply chains have given multinational companies strong confidence to deepen their market development amid the improved business environment in the country in recent years, a top executive of Rio Tinto said. China, as a powerful engine of global growth with a steadily recovering economy, is a pivotal force for global manufacturing and trading, as well as an important stabilizer in the global supply chain, said Alf Barrios, Rio Tinto's chief commercial officer, on Tuesday. China is not only the largest market for Rio Tinto, but also an increasingly important source of business partnerships, talent and technology, Barrios said on the sidelines of the first China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing. Most rail cars that Rio Tinto uses at its mines in Western Australia are from China's CRRC Qiqihar Rolling Stock, a CRRC subsidiary in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, he said.