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Rusal Moves Forward With Spin-Off Of High-Carbon Aluminium And Alumina Assets

Rusal Moves Forward With Spin-Off Of High-Carbon Aluminium And Alumina Assets

Russian aluminium behemoth UC Rusal announced this week that it has received approval to demerge its assets into a higher-carbon company. Rusal obtained approval for the move from its two primary shareholders, namely En+ Group and SUAL Partners. The move was announced...

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Five More Rusal Facilities Certified By Aluminium Stewardship Initiative

Russian Federation aluminium giant UC Rusal said yesterday that five of its aluminium smelters achieved certification by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative under its Performance and Chain of Custody standards. The five Rusal aluminium smelters newly certified by the ASI are Boguchansky aluminum smelter (BoAZ), Bratsk aluminum smelter (BrAZ), Krasnoyarsk aluminum smelter (KrAZ), KUBAL (Kubikenborg aluminum […]

Rusal To Install Over 20 New Dry Gas Cleaning Systems Across Several Smelters

Russian Federation aluminium titan U.C. Rusal announced on Thursday a pledge to install more than a score of cutting-edge dry gas cleaning systems (DGCS) on aluminium smelters run by the company over the coming five years. The firm says the DGCS project to retrofit smelters with DGCS units it developed in-house was initiated in 2016. […]

Rusal Inks Agreement with SMS Group to Develop Continuous Aluminium Casting Equipment

Russian Federation aluminium behemoth U.C. Rusal announced yesterday the execution of a cooperation agreement with German engineering titan SMS Group GmbH that will have the two industry leaders collaborating on continuous casting equipment. Utilizing Rusal’s proprietary continuous casting, rolling, and extrusion technology, the agreement proposes to have the duo work in concert to construct such […]

Rusal Wins Approval for 8xxx-Series Wires from Russian Government

Russian Federation aluminium behemoth U. C. Rusal announced yesterday the approval of two 8xxx-series aluminium alloys by the Russian government for use in electrical wiring. According to the firm’s press release, the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation approved the use of 8030 and 8176 aluminium alloys in electrical applications, permitting their use in […]

Rusal Completes US$7.6-Million Modernization Project at Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter

Russian Federation aluminium titan UC Rusal announced yesterday the completion of a US$7.6 million project to modify its Befesa-2 line at Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter (IrkAZ) in eastern Siberia. The just-completed modifications were carried out by Rusal’s Engineering and Technology Center in conjunction with Spain’s Befesa Aluminio S.L. and included the addition of a new casting […]