Prysmian manufactures the low-carbon cables in Missouri using metal smelted in Quebec.
On 18 September 2026, Rio Tinto and cable manufacturer Prysmian announced a collaboration with Amazon to install electrical cables made with ELYSIS technology in an Amazon data center near Columbus, Ohio. The companies stated this marks the first known commercial use of low-carbon aluminum smelted with inert anodes inside a data center facility.
The ELYSIS smelting process eliminates direct greenhouse gas emissions by producing oxygen instead of carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons. Matt Schicke, Rio Tinto Aluminum Vice President of Sales and Marketing, confirmed that all the aluminum used for these cables was produced in Quebec, Canada, using hydropower.
Prysmian manufactures and ships the finished cables directly from its plant in Sedalia, Missouri, with distribution handled by Wesco. Rio Tinto and Prysmian first introduced aluminum made with ELYSIS technology into building wire in March 2026.
The deployment supports Amazon Web Services in its effort to decarbonize its supply chain and reach net-zero emissions across operations by 2040. Prysmian is targeting net-zero operations by 2035 and aims to generate 55% of its revenue from sustainability-linked solutions by 2028.
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