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Rio Tinto Iron Ore Atlantic Limited

Registered as RIO TINTO IRON ORE ATLANTIC LIMITED. Company number 05516177. 5 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 June 2026, filed 16 July 2026.

28days on average to pay

  • Within 30 days
  • 31 to 60 days
  • Over 60 days

In the reporting period from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2026, Rio Tinto Iron Ore Atlantic Limited reported that it took an average of 28 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 86% of invoices within 30 days, 12% in 31 to 60 days and 2% after more than 60 days. It said 18% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 58% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 June 2025, the average was 33 days, so it is 5 days faster now. It reported construction contracts in this period, with no retention clauses.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 77 Jun 2024 36 Dec 2024 33 Jun 2025 32 Dec 2025 28 Jun 2026

Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.

Every report filed

PeriodFiledAverage daysWithin 30 days31 to 60Over 60Not within termsSource
Jan to Jun 2026 16 Jul 2026 28 86%12%2%18% Report
Jul to Dec 2025 22 Jan 2026 32 76%19%5%26% Report
Jan to Jun 2025 18 Jul 2025 33 79%17%4%21% Report
Jul to Dec 2024 28 Jan 2025 36 75%17%8%21% Report
Jan to Jun 2024 22 Jul 2024 77 59%22%19%33% Report

Source: the company's filings on Check payment practices. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as filed. We do not change them.