June 18 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) Ltd RIO.AX :
* SUSTAINING CAPITAL SPENDING OF $1 BILLION PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS IN THE PILBARA
* SHIPMENT GUIDANCE FOR 2018 REMAINS UNCHANGED AT BETWEEN 330 MILLION AND 340 MILLION TONNES FOR PILBARA
* RAIL AND MINE CAPACITY IS EXPECTED TO MATCH NAMEPLATE PORT CAPACITY BY THE END OF 2019
* "TRADE TENSIONS UNLIKELY TO MATERIALLY AFFECT STEEL DEMAND"