April 18 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) Ltd RIO.AX :
* QTRLY PILBARA IRON ORE SHIPMENTS (100 PERCENT BASIS) 80.3 MT VERSUS 76.7 MT A YEAR AGO
* QTRLY ALUMINIUM PRODUCTION 846 KT VERSUS 889 KT A YEAR AGO
* QTRLY PILBARA IRON ORE PRODUCTION (100 PERCENT BASIS) 83.1 MT VERSUS 77.2 MT A YEAR AGO
* QTRLY MINED COPPER PRODUCTION 139.3 KT
* QTRLY MINED COPPER PRODUCTION 139.3 KT VERSUS 84.2 KT A YEAR AGO
* RIO TINTO'S SHARE OF PRODUCTION IN 2018 IS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 49 AND 51 MILLION TONNES OF BAUXITE AND 8.0 TO 8.2 MILLION TONNES OF ALUMINA
* RIO TINTO'S PILBARA SHIPMENTS IN 2018 ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 330 AND 340 MILLION TONNES
* 2018 ALUMINIUM GUIDANCE OF 3.5 TO 3.7 MILLION TONNES WILL BE ADJUSTED FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF SALE OF ALUMINIUM DUNKERQUE AND ISAL SMELTERS
* ADJUSTMENTS TO 2018 ALUMINIUM GUIDANCE MAY ALSO BE MADE AS A CONSEQUENCE OF U.S. SANCTIONS
* EXPECTED SHARE OF MINED COPPER PRODUCTION FOR 2018 IS UNCHANGED AT BETWEEN 510 AND 610 THOUSAND TONNES