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    	<title>NkaZ restarts production capacities and increases output by 10% in 2010</title>
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        <category>Russian non-ferrous metallurgy news</category>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:45:13 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Production capacities at Site #1 of the Novokuznetsk aluminium smelter (NkAZ, a part of UC Rusal) , which were suspended in March 2009 as part of the anti-crisis Cost Efficiency Leader programme, are restarted. Site #1 has already brought back online 183 pots, with a total of 264 pots expected to be operational by early April. As a result of it, in 2010 the output from NkAZ would reach ...
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    	<title>UGMK invests in development of SUMZ rub 1 bn</title>
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        <category>Russian non-ferrous metallurgy news</category>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:52:49 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Investment program of UGMK on development of SUMZ (Sredneuralsky Copper Smelter, part of UGMK) will exceed rub 1 bn (approximately $33 ml), said UGMK Director General Andrey Kozitsyn at meeting with employees of the smelter. 
	 
	Accordingly to Kozitsyn, the majority of the funds will be spent on construction of water purification facilities and system for collecting and transporting of ...
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    	<title>UGMK invests around rub 1 bn in development of Shemur deposit </title>
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														<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:08:54 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			UGMK (Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company) will invest 1 bn rub in development of Shemur copper ore deposit. The first deliveries of ore to combine Svyatogor (a part of UGMK) are planned for summer 2010. 
	Andrey Kozitsyn, General Director UGMK told: &amp;ldquo;World markets have revived, the volumes of sales of finished product have been restored. All these allow the company investing ...
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    	<title>Norilsk Nickel  signes contract for construction of arctic tanker</title>
				<link>http://www.metalinfo.ru/en/news/40717</link>
        <category>Russian non-ferrous metallurgy news</category>
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														<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:54:37 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			In accordance with the decision made by its Management Board, OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel (hereinafter – MMC Norilsk Nickel or the Company) has signed a contract with German Nordic Yards Holding GmbH (hereinafter - Nordic Yards) to build an Arctic-class tanker Arc7. The vessel is expected to be built and delivered by the end of September 2011. The investments in the project will reach EURO 100 ...
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    	<title>Appointment of head Engineering and Construction Division of UC Rusal</title>
				<link>http://www.metalinfo.ru/en/news/40697</link>
        <category>Russian non-ferrous metallurgy news</category>
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														<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:07:16 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			UC Rusal has announced today the appointment of Andrey Volvenkin as the head of the Engineering and Construction Division. 
	Andrey Volvenkin has held various executive positions at RUSAL. From 2003 to 2005 he worked as General Director of RUSAL&amp;rsquo;s in-house Service Centre. From 2005 he has served as the Equipment Manufacturing and Maintenance Director at RusEngineering Co., which ...
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    	<title>Uralelectromed increases producing of refined copper</title>
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														<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:21:17 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Uralelectromed is going to increase producing of refined copper this year.&amp;ldquo;It is scheduled to manufacture up to 355 thousand tones of refined copper. Accordingly supplies of raw materials are planned in extended range. There is the task to increase the production of copper&amp;rdquo;, - said told Vladimir Kolotushkin, Director of Uralelectromed. 
	 
	In addition according to ...
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    	<title>Production of nickel ore in Russia increased</title>
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														<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:23:57 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Production of nickel ore in Russia increased by 6,2% in January 2010 as compared to December 2009, reported Federal State Statistics Service . An increasing amounted to 19,1% last month as compared to January 2009. 
	Production of nickel decreased by 11% last month as compared to December 2009. However production increased by 8,6% in January 2010 as compared to January 2009.
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    	<title>Production of copper rod is launched in the Sverdlovsk-region</title>
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														<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:26:18 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Today in Kamensk-Ural (Sverdlovsk region) have been held the official launch of production of copper rod for manufacture of electrical products with a diameter of 1,50 mm and above.  
	The output of the new enterprise amounts to 18 thousand tonnes of copper rod per year (or 1.5 tonnes per month), and it is called &quot;Kamenskaya rod&amp;rdquo;. The equipment was delivered from Italy.  
	At ...
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    	<title>Norilsk Nickel will reduce production of copper in Russia</title>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:22:49 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			In 2009 Norilsk Nickel reduced revenues by almost 18% (in rubles), but showed a profit of $ 2 billion. Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, General Director of MMC Norilsk Nickel explained in an interview to &quot;Kommersant&quot; that the situation rapidly improved because of the conditions of the main markets, stressing that the company managed to pay off creditors in time and it didn't have to ...
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    	<title>UC Rusal reduced the production of aluminum in 2009 by 11% - to 3.9 million tonnes </title>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:36:37 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			UC Rusal reduced the production of aluminum in 2009 to 3.9 million tonnes by 11% compared to 2008. It is stated in the company's announcement. Alumina output decreased by 36% and amounted to 7.3 million tonnes. Following weakened demand, bauxite production was reduced by 41% to 11.3 million tonnes in 2009 as compared to 2008. Aluminium foil and packaging production volume of about 67.8 ...
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    	<title>The domestic market of Russia remains important for Norilsk Nickel</title>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:55:43 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			The domestic market remains important for MMC Norilsk Nickel&quot;,said Victor Sprogis, Deputy Director General, Norilsk Nickel during the VII Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum.  
	 
	&quot;Russian market still remains a top priority to us in the entire product range. The copper consumption in Russia is quite high: up to 20-25% of the total company's production. Sales of nickel depend on the ...
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    	<title>Rusal builds a smelter in the Saratov region Russia</title>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:04:53 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			At his press conference in February this year Alexander Zhandarov, Chairman of the Government of the Saratov region said that Rusal was in the middle of construction of it&amp;rsquo;s smelter in the Balakovo region. The new legal has been registered, land for the construction has been allocated and project documentation has been developed. It is expected that the new smelter will produce ...
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    	<title>VSMPO-AVISMA has extended long-term supply agreement with Snecma</title>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:43:19 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			PSC &amp;ldquo;VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation&amp;rdquo; announced that it has extended the forging supply agreement with Snecma, a Safran group company, for another long-term period. The agreement, effective as of January 2010 provides for VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation to supply titanium forgings to Snecma for manufacturing CFM56* family engines. 
	 
	PSC &amp;ldquo;VSMPO-AVISMA ...
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    	<title>Norilsk Nickel will invest in raw materials supply</title>
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														<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:29:04 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Reportedly, in 2010 Norilsk Nickel will focus on investing in raw materials supplies.  
	&amp;ldquo;The main task of Zapolyarny Brach today is development of raw materials supplies. The total of about 24B rubles will be invested in the production of Zapolyarny Brach in 2010. 60% of this amount will be invested in development of raw materials supplies&amp;rdquo;, said E. Maravyev, Director, ...
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    	<title>KUMZ increased output in January 2010</title>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:14:51 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Kamensk-Uralsky Metallurgical Works (KUMZ) announced operational results of its January production program. Output of commercial products grew in money terms 2.6 times, in tonnage 2.85 times as compared to January 2009. Supplies volume grew 2.58 times.  
	A considerable increase in output of all types of products has been registered: sheets: 3.16 times up, rods: 4.18 times up, wire: by ...
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    	<title> RUSAL’S Aluminium Division confirms compliance with health, safety, environment and quality management systems under ISO 9001, ISO 14001 AND OHSAS 18001</title>
				<link>http://www.metalinfo.ru/en/news/40355</link>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:46:26 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			UC RUSAL, the world&amp;rsquo;s largest aluminium and alumina producer, announces that the company has prolonged certification of the health, safety, environment and quality management systems under the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 international standards for production sites of the Aluminium Division. 
	 
	Issued by Det Norske Veritas, the certificates will be valid through 2012.  ...
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    	<title>Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant Reports 14.1 % production increase for 4Q 2009</title>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:33:48 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant (LSE, RTS, MICEX: CHZN), Russia&amp;rsquo;s largest producer of zinc and zinc alloys, is pleased to announce its production results for the twelve months of 2009. October through December 2009, Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant (CZP) produced 36.7 thousand tonnes of salable SHG zinc and zinc based alloys, an increase of 14.1 % as compared to the third quarter of 2009 (31.5 ...
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    	<title> RUSAL to pay creditors USD2.143B</title>
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														<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:13:53 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Moscow, 4 February 2010 – RUSAL, the largest aluminium and alumina producer, announces that the Company has paid its creditors USD2.143 billion from the proceeds of its share listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and NYSE Euronext in Paris 
	 
	The proceeds have been used to repay principal debt owed by the company to its international and Russian lenders (excluding VEB) as well as ...
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    	<title>Management replacements in MMC Norilsk Nickel</title>
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														<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:32:54 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel (hereinafter – MMC Norilsk Nickel or the Company) announces management replacements in its Russian production units. Yevgeny Muraviev was appointed Director of the Polar Division (further PD), and Sergey Selyandin was appointed General Director of MMC Norilsk Nickel&amp;rsquo;s subsidiary Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company (Kola MMC). 
	 
	Earlier, Yevgeny ...
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    	<title>Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant Holds EGM</title>
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														<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:21:27 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Chelyabinsk, Russia – January 18, 2010 – On Tuesday, January 12, Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant (LSE, RTS, MICEX: CHZN) has held its Extraordinary General Shareholders&amp;rsquo; Meeting. Participants in the EGM, including shareholders and their representatives, control 76,23 % of the Company&amp;rsquo;s voting shares. 
	Shareholders elected the Board of Directors and Internal Audit Commission of ...
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