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    	<title>RUSAL to increase its stake in Yaroslavsk GRK to 100%</title>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:03:00 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			RUSAL, the world&amp;rsquo;s largest aluminium producer, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 50% of OOO &amp;ldquo;Yaroslavsk GRK&amp;rdquo; (Yaroslavsk Mining Company) from Russian Mining Company (RGRK). Following completion of the deal, Yaroslavsk GRK will be 100% wholly owned by RUSAL. 
	 
	The acquisition is in line with RUSAL&amp;rsquo;s strategy to ...
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    	<title>Samara region and Renova sign agreement for modernizing Kurumoch Airport</title>
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        <category>Russian non-ferrous metallurgy news</category>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:17:09 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			As reported on Renova official website the government of the Samara Region and the Renova Group have signed an investment agreement for reconstructing and modernizing the Kurumoch Airport in Samara, an Interfax correspondent at the signing ceremony reported. 
	 
	Samara Governor Vladimir Artyakov said that the airport's modernization is a solid example of a public-private partnership. The ...
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    	<title>RUSAL installed unique equipment at Krasnoyarsk aluminium smelter to broaden range of alloys </title>
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														<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:03:00 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			RUSAL, the world&amp;rsquo;s largest aluminium producer, announces the development and launch of a unique magnetic hydrodynamic mixer which will enable the Krasnoyarsk aluminium smelter&amp;rsquo;s cast house to extend its alloy product range. The cost of the new equipment amounts to USD 2 million. 
	 
	The magnetic hydrodynamic mixer will enable the Krasnoyarsk aluminium smelter (KrAZ) to ...
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    	<title>Norilsk Nickel develops own cobalt production</title>
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        <category>Russian non-ferrous metallurgy news</category>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:01:00 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			Norilsk Nickel began to implement own cobalt production line construction project. As the result the Company shall create the only Russian industrial production line of highest grade cobalt electrolyte, world class high quality product. 
	 
	At the moment, the main cobalt product of Cobalt Electrolysis Shop, OJSC MMC Kola (the subsidiary of the Company) is cobalt concentrate. This ...
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    	<title>RUSAL successfully completes discussions regarding amendments to the terms of its credit facilities</title>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:35:27 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			RUSAL, the world&amp;rsquo;s largest aluminium producer, is pleased to announce the completion of negotiations with its lenders regarding an option to introduce a covenant holiday in 2012-2013. 
	 
	RUSAL has agreed with its lenders to amend the current terms of the credit facilities to better reflect the global market environment. In particular, the Company now has the option to introduce ...
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    	<title>Norilsk Nickel has approved the Budget for 2012 </title>
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														<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:51:47 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			The Board of Directors OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel by a majority of votes has approved key parameters of the Company&amp;rsquo;s budget for 2012. 
	 
	The Budget approval is the first step in realization of the Company&amp;rsquo;s production and technical development strategy till 2025. 
	The budget of 2012 provides for a large-scale investment program that exceeds USD3 bln dollars, aiming ...
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    	<title>Nikolaev alumina refinery reached record production level</title>
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        <category>Russian non-ferrous metallurgy news</category>
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														<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:17:53 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			RUSAL&amp;rsquo;s Nikolaev alumina refinery has delivered a record annual production level of 1.6 million tonnes of alumina during 2011. 
	 
	These record levels were reached following a USD350 million CAPEX programme that has been undertaken at the refinery since 2000, resulting in significant upgrades to the refinery&amp;rsquo;s facilities. In particular, the lime burning kiln has been ...
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    	<title>RUSAL approves nanocoatings from RUSNANO Project Company ItN Nanovation </title>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:18:54 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			RUSAL, the world&amp;rsquo;s largest aluminium producer, and RUSNANO announce that RUSAL&amp;rsquo;s IRKAZ, an aluminium smelter based in Irkutsk, and specialists from RUSAL&amp;rsquo;s Engineering and Technology Center, have successfully tested Nanocomp Metcast, nanocoatings developed by RUSNANO&amp;rsquo;s project company ItN Nanovation AG (Germany). 
	 
	Nanocomp Metcast are innovative ...
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    	<title>Norilsk Nickel to modernize Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant</title>
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														<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:21:21 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			Norilsk Nickel announces the start of Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant (NMP) modernization program, which will be implemented as part of the Group&amp;rsquo;s 2025 production and technical development strategy (approved by the Board of Directors on October 27). 
	 
	The goal of NMP modernization is to reduce operational expenses by decommissioning obsolete smelting and refining units of the ...
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    	<title>RUSAL and SFU develop unique equipment to produce alloys for new generation of electric cables</title>
				<link>http://www.metalinfo.ru/en/news/53444</link>
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														<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:27:49 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			RUSAL, world&amp;rsquo;s largest aluminium producer, is pleased to announce that RUSAL&amp;rsquo;s Engineering and Technology Center jointly with Siberian Federal University created a technology to produce aluminium alloys containing rare earth metals and transition materials, as well as developed efficient equipment for its implementation. The project will enable the Company to produce ...
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    	<title>RUSAL announces results for Q3 ended 30 September 2011</title>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:46:35 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			RUSAL, the world's largest aluminium producer, announces its results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2011. 
	 
	Key highlights 
	 
	Revenue increased by 16.8% to USD3,162 million for the three months ended 30 September 2011, as compared to USD2,708 million for the same period of 2010, mainly due to an increase in sales prices and a record level of realised premiums of USD164 per ...
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    	<title>Norilsk Nickel Board approves recommendations to vote for remuneration of independent directors at EGM</title>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:30:33 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			The in-person meeting of the Board of Directors of MMC Norilsk Nickel (the Company or Group) was held today. The Board decided to hold two extraordinary general meetings of the Company&amp;rsquo;s shareholders (voting in-absentia). 
	 
	On February 1 2012, the EGM will consider the introduction of amendments to the Company&amp;rsquo;s Charter. The amendments should bring the criteria of ...
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    	<title>Russian Renova Group is considering enhancement of its South African manganese operations</title>
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        <category>Russian non-ferrous metallurgy news</category>
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														<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:18:28 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			Renova group, one of the biggest private Russian conglomerates, headed by Viktor Vekselberg, with substantial presence in oil, energy, utilities, telecoms, mining and other sectors, including shareholding in the world's biggest aluminum producer Rusal, and in one of the world&amp;rsquo;s top-ten private oil producers TNK-BP, owns in South Africa the Transalloys manganese smelter in ...
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    	<title>Completion of offer to purchase by Norilsk Nickel Investments Ltd. for cash common shares and ADSs of OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel</title>
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														<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:19:52 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			MMC Norilsk Nickel notes announcement by Norilsk Nickel Investments Ltd. that NN Investments has completed settlements with respect to its previously-announced offer to purchase up to 14,705,882 of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Norilsk Nickel, nominal value 1.00 ruble per share (&amp;ldquo;Common Shares&amp;rdquo;), including American Depositary Shares ...
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    	<title>RUSAL statement regarding Government Commission decision on Bogoslovsk aluminium smelter</title>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:04:00 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			RUSAL considers it necessary to make the following statement. 
	 
	RUSAL is satisfied with the results of the Government Commission session dedicated to analysis of the situation at the Bogoslovsk aluminium smelter and development prospects of the whole Urals aluminium production cluster. The Company has always emphasized that the key condition for stable operations of aluminium smelters is ...
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    	<title>Norilsk Nickel develops resource base</title>
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														<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:50:06 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			Norilsk Nickel (the Company or the Group) announces that the Company will develop its mineral resource base program within the framework of the Technical and Operational Development Strategy till 2025, approved by the Board of Directors on October 27 2011. 
	 
	The total investment into the development of the Company&amp;rsquo;s mineral resource base including development of the existing ...
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    	<title>Norilsk Nickel corporate integrated quality and environmental management system meets international standards</title>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:14:41 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			Norilsk Nickel has successfully re-certificated its integrated quality and environmental management system (IQEMS) for compliance with requirements of ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 international standards. First IQEMS certification was performed in 2005. 
	 
	The re-certification audit was carried out by an independent certification body Bureau Veritas Certification Rus at the following ...
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    	<title>UC RUSAL completes VAS redesign</title>
				<link>http://www.metalinfo.ru/en/news/53172</link>
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														<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:17:44 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			UC RUSAL, world&amp;rsquo;s largest aluminum producer, announced the completion of redesigning of the Volkhov aluminum smelter (&amp;ldquo;VAS&amp;rdquo;) and the increase of its production capacity as a result of redesign. Total investment to the project amounted to USD 3 million.  
 
	VAS completed the installation of new equipment in the cast house enabling the smelter to start a ...
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    	<title>Norilsk Nickel develops gas supply facilities</title>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:53:08 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			MMC Norilsk Nickel, JSC informs that pursuant to the Strategy of Production and Technical Development until 2025 adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on October 27, 2011, MMC Norilsk Nickel implements the program of gas supply facilities development. 
 
	In particular, the Strategy provides for the further development of the gas system – the construction of operational gas wells ...
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    	<title>President of MMC Norilsk Nickel, received Lawyer of the Year award</title>
				<link>http://www.metalinfo.ru/en/news/53141</link>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:50:40 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			MMC Norilsk Nickel, JSC informed that the Company&amp;rsquo;s President Mr. Andrey Klishas won the highest legal award of the Russian Federation Lawyer of the Year – 2011. 
 
	Legal Education and Upbringing Award went to Mr. Klishas and Sergey Shakhray, the Head of Executive Office of Russian Audit Chamber, for the joint authorship of the Russian Federation Constitutional Law textbook. The ...
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