Thank you, Mr. Martel. I'm glad you asked that.
It's important to know that 60% of our global aluminum production is in Canada. It's partly in Kitimat, British Columbia, but most of our Canadian production is in Saguenay. Saguenay is, and will continue to be, the focal point of Rio Tinto's worldwide aluminum production.
To answer your question specifically, I would say that ELYSIS is a joint venture that now employs 100 researchers, all of whom work in Quebec, with about three-quarters of them in Saguenay and one-quarter in Montreal. There is funding for research at our Quebec laboratories and also at those of our partners around the world. These activities represent equipment expenditures, for tests and all the other research being carried out in Saguenay. The vast majority of these expenses are in Saguenay, as are all of our investments in the region. The STAS company provides the equipment needed for ELYSIS prototypes, and we intend to continue with them.
I repeat that 100% of ELYSIS employees are in Saguenay, and the vast majority of ELYSIS expenditures on laboratory equipment, prototypes and tests are also in the region.