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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 approximately 253,000 tonnes, 10% more than last year. According to press-service of UC Rusal, ...

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’s in-house Service Centre. From 2005 he has served as the Equipment Manufacturing and Maintenance Director at RusEngineering Co., which is part of RUSAL’s Engineering and Construction Division. In his new position of the head of the ...

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 thousand tonnes in 2009 remained practically unchanged as compared to 2008.

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’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 more than 1 Mt/y of aluminum. The project costs about $ 12 bn. It is assumed that funds will be used ...

UC RUSAL, the world’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. The certification confirms that the Aluminium Division’s operations meet international ...

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 principal debt and accrued interest to Onexim Group. In addition, RUSAL has settled fee to its ...

UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, announced a management reshuffle in its Aluminium Division. Eugueny Zhukov, who previously held the position of managing director of the Krasnoyarsk aluminium smelter (KrAZ), was appointed general director of the Urals aluminium smelter (UAZ). Under Mr. Zhukov’s management, KrAZ has successfully completed a large-scale environmental modernisation programme. This experience will be very useful for further ...

UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, presented its unique aluminium production technology based on the use of inert anodes to Anatoly Chubais, head of the state-owned Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO). The head of RUSNANO visited the Krasnoyarsk aluminium smelter and a pilot area of RUSAL’s Engineering and Technology Centre in Krasnoyarsk. As part of the visit, the management of the two companies discussed possible cooperation in the ...

UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium producer, announces the appointment of Ms Elsie Leung Oi-Sie, GBM, JP and Mr Barry Cheung Chun-Yuen, JP as independent non-executive directors to its Board of Directors. Ms Elsie Leung Oi-Sie, GBM, JP, was formerly Secretary for Justice and a member of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government. She has been the Deputy Director of the Basic Law Committee of The HKSAR of the Standing Committee ...

Moscow, 3 December 2009 - UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, announces that the company has signed all the necessary documents on the comprehensive restructuring of its debt of USD 16.8 bln. The signing of the restructuring deal reinforces the competitive position of the company and allows it to concentrate on implementing its new strategic objectives. Based on Rusal press--service

St. Petersburg, 2 December 2009 – RUSAL, the world’s largest producer of alumina and aluminium, is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement between RUSAL VAMI, RUSAL’s in-house engineering institute, and Power Machines Company, a Russian industrial equipment manufacturer. Under the agreement, RUSAL VAMI will provide engineering services for the first stage of a construction project to build a power equipment manufacturing facility on the Metallostroy industrial ...

UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, and the Russian Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System (FGC UES) announced the signing of an agreement to ensure safe operations of the energy network in Siberia when the Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP is decommissioned. Under the agreement the parties approved a schedule of repairs and recovery operations and defined coordination procedures to prevent and rectify consequences of potential emergencies at ...

World aluminium leader increases sales to China, the world’s key aluminium consumer UC RUSAL, the world’s largest producer of aluminium and alumina, and China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO), one of China’s largest diversified corporations, are pleased to announce the signing of a contract for aluminium delivery. Under the contract, UC RUSAL will supply 1,680,000 tonnes of its aluminium to NORINCO between 2010 and 2016. The metal will be ...

RUSAL, the world’s largest producer of aluminium and alumina, has announced the appointment of Yuri Moisseev, former managing director of the Nadvoitsy aluminium smelter, as the new managing director of the Bogoslovsk aluminium smelter. Alexander Krasovitski, the current director of RUSAL Production Systems Department at RUSAL Krasnoyarsk is appointed to the position of managing director of the Nadvoitsy smelter, whilst Oleg Burkatski, former managing director of the Bogoslovsk ...

UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, announces a new programme, developed by the Company, for alumina transportation in big bags. The programme has been launched at the Khakas, Sayanogorsk, and Bratsk aluminium smelters. Transport costs add considerably to total production costs, so reducing transportation costs became one of the priority cost cutting projects. Logistics play an important role as it allows the Company to make the most reasonable shipment ...

 RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, announces the launch of full-scale production of ultra thin 7-micron foil at its Armenal foil mill in Armenia. Between 2007 and 2009 the facility invested over USD 6 million in production development with most of the budget allocated to organise production of thin foils, which are the most popular in the global markets. First lots of 7-micron foil have been shipped. Armenal’s ultra thin foil is designed for ...

RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, announces commissioning of the first start-up complex of new Casthouse 3 at its Irkutsk aluminium smelter (IrkAZ). The company invested approximately USD 50 million in the expansion of IrkAZ casting facility and commissioning of its 1st line. The new line casts 22.5 kg ingots, a totally new product for the smelter. When running at full capacity the line can produce 27 tonnes per hour. Its output in September is expected to ...

In January – August 2009 Russian Rusal enterprises increased railway transportation of aluminium by 17.9% as compared to the corresponding period of the last year, RZD-Partner reports. According to Russian Railways official statistics, in January – August 2009 Rusal enterprises delivered by railway 2.183 mln tons of aluminium as compared to 1.852 mln tons over the corresponding period of the last year. Export supplies reached 2.131 mln tons against 1.699 mln tons in January ...

RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, announces the completion of its five-year environmental modernisation programme of the Krasnoyarsk aluminium smelter (KrAZ). The ñompany invested over USD 300 mln in the programme. Earlier today, KrAZ commissioned a new gas treatment plant, the 23rd in succession, which marked the completion of the environmental modernisation programme launched in 2004. The aims of ‘Clean Soederberg’ – a modernisation ...

Moscow, 27 August 2009 – RUSAL and RusHydro, the partners in the BEMO project, held an extended meeting to discuss the launching of the Boguchanskaya HPP, part of the BEMO project, ahead of schedule. In particular, the parties agreed to hold a tender in September for construction and installation works. The tender aims to improve the contractors’ performance by replacing or reinforcing subcontractors which exceed their budgets or lag behind the approved schedule. We hope that ...