What they say

"Open and fair trade is fundamental to the success of Rio Tinto, as almost 90 percent of our products need to move from one country to another. Thanks to an increasingly integrated global economy, enormous benefits have accrued in terms of economic growth, better jobs, cheaper products and more dynamic societies. Most of the lessons through history show that wealth comes from cooperation not isolation. We all go backward when we close ourselves off from one another. We should not forget the lessons from the past, and we believe common sense will prevail in the end."

Jean-Sebastien Jacques, CEO of Rio Tinto Group Plc