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These alloys are used in the aerospace, energy (for solid oxide fuel cells), automotive, and 3D printing industries. </p> <p>They’re also used in sporting equipment, such as baseball bats, lacrosse sticks and bicycle frames, because of their lightweight properties – bicycle manufacturers estimate that scandium reduces the weight of their aluminium frames by up to 15%. </p> <p>Scandium can also be found in electronic ceramics, lasers, LED lighting, glass and many more applications where its unique properties make it a valuable addition.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="component component rt-component rt-5050 scheme-grey"> <div class="component-content" > <div class="rt-5050__cols"> <div class="rt-5050__col rt-5050__col-left"> <div class="rt-5050-image"> <div class="splide"> <div class="splide__track"> <ul class="splide__list"> <li class="splide__slide"> <img src="https://cdn-rio.dataweavers.io/-/media/content/images/products/titanium/rt-titanium-plane.jpg?rev=2f2816e595974578a56c0c698e14954a" alt="wave" /> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="rt-5050__col rt-5050__col-right"> <div class="rt-5050-content"> <div class="rt-section-heading"> <h2 class="rt-section-heading-title"><h2>Extracting a critical mineral from waste</h2></h2> <p class="rt-emphasis-text rt-section-heading-subtitle"></p> </div> <div class="rt-section-copy"> <div class="rt-rte"> <p>Although it’s available all over the world, scandium is usually only found naturally in very small amounts, and is usually mixed up with other minerals and metals. So it can be hard to find, extract and process.</p> </div> </div> <div class="rt-section-ctas"> <a class="button button--rt-secondary " href="/en/news/stories/extracting-scandium-from-waste">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component container rt-no-margin--bottom rt-no-margin--top scheme-light-blue"> <div class="component-content" > <div class="component rich-text component rich-text rt-rich-text--normal-width rt-small-margin--bottom"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="field-text"><h2>Our Element North 21 scandium operations</h2> <h3>Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium Quebec Operations </h3> <p>We’ve developed a new way to sustainably extract and produce high-purity scandium oxide from the waste streams of titanium dioxide production at our RTIT Quebec Operations, without the need for any additional mining. 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We won't process that personal data for other purposes except where required to meet our legal obligations or otherwise as authorised by law and notified to you.</p> <p>Part 1 of this Privacy Policy contains the Rio Tinto Data Privacy Standard, which provides an overview of Rio Tinto’s approach to personal data processing. 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