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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RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium producers, is setting up a pilot production facility for scandium oxide with an annual capacity of 1.5 tonnes. Scandium is a valuable rare earth metal, and RUSAL was the first in the world to develop and implement aluminium-scandium alloys. These alloys...
The announcement of a ban on Russian primary aluminium in the EU's 16th package of sanctions represents untimely self-inflicted damage without any effect on the announced goals. If confirmed by EU ministers, this measure would put the entire downstream European aluminium value chain at risk. The...
RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium producers, received an ESG ranking from the Chinese rating agency China Chengxin Green Finance Technology (CCXGF). The agency has assigned RUSAL the highest category ranking of "A—." The expert assessment was based on 17 key indicators of the Company's...
Ukraine has confiscated raw material worth 2.11 billion hryvnias (US$50.3 million) from Russian aluminium magnate Oleg Deripaska, reports Moscow Times. On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, the Sluzhba Bezpeky Ukrayiny (SBU) or the Security Service of Ukraine said that the incident ensued after two years...
According to the International Aluminium Institute, primary aluminium production in Europe (including Russia) during November 2024 stood at 590,000 tonnes, reflecting a downfall of 2.96 per cent from 608,000 tonnes a month ago. Of the output in November, Russia & Eastern Europe accounted for 59.66...
RUSAL has cemented its position as the successor to the Russian and Soviet aluminium industry, consolidating leading facilities, innovative research, and cutting-edge technologies. Operating across four strategic business units—aluminium, alumina, energy, and mining and metals—the company's core...
RUSAL, the world's largest aluminium producer, conducted a comprehensive assessment of 150 companies — suppliers of key raw materials and resources. This was reported by the company's press service. This year, a pilot supplier assessment was carried out using the "Supplier's Personal Account"...
RUSAL, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers, has developed an artificial intelligence-based technology for container control. This innovation significantly reduces the time required to dispatch containers from the terminal for loading with finished products. The technology, developed by...
The annual Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is one of the most critical global events dedicated to combating climate change. During COP, countries and leading companies discuss ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, adapt to a...
RUSAL, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers, has achieved a historic milestone. The Russian aluminium producer has successfully conducted the first-ever preheating and start-up of an aluminium reduction cell using inert anodes. This groundbreaking aluminium electrolysis technology emits...
United Company Rusal, the world’s second-largest aluminium company by primary metal output, has announced a reduction of 6 per cent in production in response to the global alumina price surge, causing skyrocketed production costs. Slow economic progress dampening domestic demand for aluminium is...
One of RUSAL's strategic goals is to create a fundamentally new approach to production that meets the principles of a low-carbon circular economy. To this end, the company is trying to implement best practices in managing environmental aspects, risks and opportunities. Among the company's key...
RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium producers, has launched the development of its own Situational and Analytical Centre (SAC) – a unified dispatch centre for decision-making support and operational efficiency management that will encompass all company divisions. Such production management...
RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium producers, took part in an international deal with its carbon units. The units were issued in the Russian carbon unit registry as a result of a climate project aimed at protecting forests from fires. The Arab investment fund Equity International acquired...
RUSAL, a leading global producer of primary aluminium, has supplied ultra-low-carbon aluminium to one of Asia's largest tier-1 suppliers to OEMs for the manufacture of aluminium wheels. Foundry alloys produced from ALLOW INERTA™ metal have been successfully processed into cast wheels that have...
This week brought several noteworthy developments in the upstream aluminium sector, spanning bauxite, alumina, and primary aluminium. The Government of Canada introduced a 25 per cent tariff on select Chinese aluminium and steel products while also detailing the enforcement of Section 53 of the...
Rusal, the leading aluminium producer from Russia, has announced it will double its smelter capacity to 600,000 tonnes by 2030 in its Boguchansky aluminium production site in Siberia. The jointly owned plant by Rusal and state-controlled power generating company RusHydron shall witness construction...
RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium producers, has completed industrial artificial intelligence tests in electrolysis control. A specially trained neural network model calculates the chemical composition of the electrolyte in the electrolyser and adjusts the technological process...
