Alumina exports from RUSAL’s Friguia refinery in Guinea have been halted after a train carrying the material derailed over the weekend, disrupting rail access to the plant and forcing production to slow, three sources told Reuters. The train, operated by Russian aluminium producer RUSAL RUAL.MM,...
Europe’s aluminium industry produced more metal in the first half of 2026, but the numbers hide a more complicated story. Primary aluminium output rose 4.9 per cent year on year to 3.648 million tonnes, while metallurgical-grade alumina production fell 1.8 per cent to 2.846 million tonnes. At first...
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Artificial intelligence has dominated global headlines in recent years, usually in connection with IT firms, chatbots, or image-generation platforms. That gave an impression that only digital startups can use AI. In reality, another story is unfolding. Industries once considered slow to change are...
Brazil’s aluminium industry is under pressure from overseas suppliers after recent tariff changes. India’s largest producer Vedanta has been sending more metal into Brazil, increasing shipments to local buyers. Traders also reported that Russia’s top producer, Rusal has also entered the market with...
A recent controversy has emerged for thirteen cargo ships of the Aughinish Alumina plant, Europe's largest alumina refinery owned by Rusal, serving the aluminium oxide refinery in Co. Limerick. These thirteen cargo ships have been detained by the Irish authorities in recent years, which is more...
RUSAL, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers has achieved stable production of Grade A7 aluminium using inert anode technology. This milestone marks a critical step toward the industrial implementation of this breakthrough process. Unlike conventional methods, inert anode electrolysis...
United Company RUSAL has finally crossed over on the winning side of a long-running courtroom battle that threatened to saddle the world’s second-largest aluminium producer with hundreds of millions in potential liabilities. Image for representational purposes only The company announced that the...
The UC Rusal alumina train that derailed along the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine earlier this month has now been removed, with Jamaica’s National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) confirming minimal environmental damage. The incident, which saw three hopper cars tumble off an embankment into...
China exported a total of 1.57 million tonnes of alumina, including metallurgical-grade and other types, during January-July 2025, shooting up by 64.3 per cent from the same period last year, according to new data released by the country's General Administration of Customs (GACC). Image source:...
Since 2017, RUSAL has been implementing a Low-Cost Energy-Saving Solutions Program for electrolysers. Each year, between 300 and 1,300 electrolysers have been converted to energy-efficient configurations. As of now, these designs have been installed in more than 5,500 electrolysers across five of...
Global aluminium market turbulence, rising costs, and a stronger rouble pushed Rusal into a USD 87 million net loss in the first half of 2025, reversing a USD 565 million profit in H1 2024. The company reported that its operational and financial performance came under pressure as domestic lending...
The National Environment & Planning Agency (NEPA), a Jamaican governmental body, stated that there was negligible damage to the environment following UC Rusal's bauxite train derailment in the Bog Walk Gorge on Saturday, August 9, 2025. Reports indicate that the risk to the river is low, too....
Repair work is under way in Bog Walk Gorge, St Catherine, Jamaica, after three alumina-filled cars from a Windalco bauxite train derailed on August 9 at the entrance of the rail tunnel. The cars plunged into the Rio Cobre and knocked down a utility pole, causing major transport and power...
The collective agreement for mines, quarries, and related industries in Guinea will take effect in August, according to a letter dated August 12 from the country's Ministry of Labour and Civil Service to the National Chamber of Mines, local media reported. Rusal Friguia, a bauxite and alumina...
Moscow, 29 July 2025 – At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), RUSAL, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers, and AB InBev Efes, largest Russian brewing company, signed a strategic agreement with an aluminium packaging manufacturer and a leading Russian retailer. This...
RUSAL, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers, has started producing iron and titanium alloying tablets in the Sverdlovsk Region. This import substitution project will fully satisfy the Russian aluminium industry’s demand for these crucial raw materials, strengthening the technological...
The recent suspension of Aughinish Alumina from Ireland's ex-ante energy market on July 24, 2025, has brought to the fore the increasing dilemmas around geopolitical commitments and industrial continuity, even as the plant, Europe's largest alumina refinery, continues to operating, at least while...
Two environmental breach cases involving bauxite producer UC Rusal will proceed as separate trials, following a recent ruling by the St. Catherine Parish Court. Image for representational purpose On Tuesday, Acting Senior Parish Judge Janelle Nelson-Gayle informed both parties that the court could...
Moscow, RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium producers, has launched commercial production of Primary Equivalent Foundry Alloys (PEFA) with post-consumer scrap content for the automotive industry. The project has been realised at Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter along with increasing the share of...
Moscow, July 1, 2025. RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminum producers, is implementing artificial intelligence to monitor the aluminum melt preparation. The preparation includes up to 20 operations, and a specially trained neural network monitors compliance with the optimal sequence of...
