Rep. McCarthy Visits Rio Tinto Minerals’ Boron Mine
April 08 2016 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Discusses how Kern County exports create economic growth in
California
Opening overseas markets for California’s quality products,
resources and agriculture is an important factor in Kern County’s
economic growth, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) told
employees of Rio Tinto Minerals (RTM) during a town hall meeting
April 7.
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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy
talked world trade with employees of Rio Tinto Minerals (RTM)
during a town hall meeting April 7 in Boron, California. (Photo:
Business Wire)
Rep. McCarthy has recently been working to bring down trade
barriers for boric acid produced by Rio Tinto Minerals as well as
California-grown almonds and other agricultural products.
“When California produces, our country and community win –
particularly when we are able to sell our products to markets
around the world,” McCarthy said. “This ability to operate is vital
to job creation and innovation. Securing critical minerals, as is
done here at Boron, ensures that our community continues to put
America at the forefront of a 21st century economy.”
From its mining and refining operations in Boron, California,
Rio Tinto Minerals supplies about 30 percent of the world’s supply
of refined borates, a critical ingredient in hundreds of products,
including glass, fiberglass, ceramics, fertilizers, wood
preservatives and detergents.
About 75 percent of Rio Tinto Minerals’ products are exported to
more than 1,000 customers in 100 countries from its Port of Los
Angeles operations in Wilmington. The top-five export markets are
in Asia.
“Well over half of Rio Tinto Minerals’ sales are to customers
outside the U.S.,” said Dean Gehring, President and CEO of Rio
Tinto Minerals. “Opening up new markets and bringing down foreign
trade barriers to our products make our operation and our employees
more competitive globally.”
About Rio Tinto Minerals
Part of Rio Tinto Group, Rio Tinto Minerals
supplies about 30 percent of the world's refined borates – a
critical ingredient in hundreds of products, including glass,
fiberglass, ceramics, fertilizers, wood preservatives and
detergents – from its operation in California's Mojave Desert, one
of the richest borate deposits on earth. Learn more at
http://borax.com/.
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