Minor Loosening Of U.S. Sanctions On Rusal May Have Major Repercussions
A minor adjustment to the sanctions imposed upon Russian aluminium giant U.C. Rusal by the Trump administration may portend potentially...
Russia
Trump Tariffs Have Cost The Russian Economy US$600 Million So Far – Economic Minister Oreshkin
According to government estimates, the total damage done to the Russian economy by the Trump administration’s tariffs on aluminium and steel imports is US$600 million to date. Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin revealed the damage estimate in the course of an...
U.S. Sanctions May Mean A Lonely Mating Season For Rusal
The yearly highlight of the global aluminium industry is set to begin on Wednesday in Berlin: Metal Bulletin’s 33rd International Aluminium...
U.S. Sanctions On Rusal Lead RusHydro To Reconsider Partnership In Proposed Taishet Aluminium Smelter
The shadow of United States sanctions has soured a deal between Russian aluminium titan U.C. Rusal and compatriot power company...
Events
Russian Government Prepared To Aid Rusal Should Conditions Warrant It: Manturov
The Russian government is prepared to step in with help for aluminium smelting giant U.C. Rusal should the Trump administration’s sanctions persist and affect operations. According to comments made by Industry Minister Denis Manturov, the Kremlin is prepared to go so far as to purchase metal from the state’s own supplies in an effort at […]
Citing U.S. Sanctions, Rusal To Close Nadvoitsky Smelter
Embattled Russian Federation aluminium giant U.C. Rusal says sanctions placed upon it by the Trump administration has forced it to end production at a smelter in northwest Russia. Rusal has started ramping down production at its Nadvoitsky plant in Karelia, citing the twin body blows of Section 232 aluminium tariffs and the sanctions levied upon […]
Rusal’s Q2 Profits Overcome U.S. Sanctions Thanks To Rising Aluminium Prices
Higher global aluminium prices overcame nearly crippling sanctions in the second quarter to boost Russian Federation aluminium giant U.C. Rusal’s bottom line. Yesterday’s results were the first since the Trump administration’s April 6 sanctions on Oleg Deripaska, En+ Group, Rusal, and several other Russian individuals and firms. Rusal said the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets […]
Ripple From Trump Aluminium Tariffs and Rusal Sanctions Continue To Rock Boats Around The Globe
Although a great deal of ink has been slung over the trials and travails of Russia’s U.C. Rusal in recent months, what has been largely overlooked is the pain and suffering experienced by a myriad of other firms around the world due to the Trump administration’s blanket tariffs on aluminium and sanctions upon Rusal and […]
Ripple From Trump Aluminium Tariffs and Rusal Sanctions Continue To Rock Boats Around The Globe
Although a great deal of ink has been slung over the trials and travails of Russia’s U.C. Rusal in recent months, what has been largely overlooked is the pain and suffering experienced by a myriad of other firms around the world due to the Trump administration’s blanket tariffs on aluminium and sanctions upon Rusal and […]
Aluminium Industry Riding To Higher Demand In Electric Vehicles
This is an exciting time indeed for aluminium consumption, with demand for this highly versatile metal continuing to rise to dizzying heights with every new estimate. Among the brighter stars in the consumption constellation continues to be that of electric vehicles. As ...
Alumina Market Update: Surplus Of Alumina, Lower Prices Expected In 2019
2018 was a turbulent year for both the alumina market and the price, signified by the fact that spot price ...
Leaders Emerge In The Aluminium Industry’s Race To Zero Carbon
One of the aluminium industry’s major goals continues to be the production of metal in a manner that emits the ...
Aluminium Market Update: Why Are Aluminium Prices Lagging Behind Other Base Metals?
Base metals prices have recovered significantly since January’s lows after news that the US and China are inching closer to ...
