Rusal Closes Out 2017 With Strong Q4 Thanks to Value-Added Products and Third-Party Sales
Russian Federation aluminium giant U.C. Rusal released results for the final quarter of 2017 yesterday, showing solid improvements across the...
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Rusal Bauxite Production Jumped 18.9 Percent In 2018
Despite being hampered by sanctions most of both periods, Russian aluminium giant U.C. Rusal showed production results ranging from level pegging to significant increases in both the fourth quarter and the full year of 2018. In last year’s final quarter, Rusal produced...
Rusal to Invest US$250 MM in Gas-Capture Technology at Four Aluminium Smelters
Russian Federation aluminium titan U.C. Rusal is planning to invest US$250 million in a five-year project to implement cutting-edge automation...
Rusal On Track to Supply Aluminium for Moscow’s Tram Referb Project
Russian Federation aluminium behemoth U.C. Rusal revealed yesterday that it has been awarded a contract to supply aluminium for a...
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Rusal’s Aluminium and Alumina Production Up in Q3, But Bauxite Production Off
Russian Federation aluminium behemoth UC Rusal released operating results for the third quarter of 2017 yesterday, reporting modest gains in primary aluminium and alumina while showing a respectable drop in bauxite ore production. Rusal produced 931 thousand metric tons of primary aluminium in the third quarter, a quarter-on-quarter increase of 1.1 percent from the second-quarter […]
Rusal Opens 72 ktpa Petroleum Coke Calciner in South Central Siberia
Russian Federation aluminium major U.C. Rusal announced yesterday the commissioning of a new calciner at its smelter in south-central Siberia. Rusal installed the US$23.7 million calciner at the Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter (IrkAZ) after a decision two years ago to upgrade it in order to supply calcined coke to the Sayanogorsk Aluminium Smelter 500 miles to […]
Rusal Opens US$1.14 MM Sodium Sulfate Plant in Central Siberia
Russian Federation aluminium titan UC Rusal announced yesterday the opening of a new US$1.14-million two-stage sodium sulfate gas treatment plant attached to the Krasnoyarsk aluminium smelter (KRAZ). The technology utilized at the plant is groundbreaking as the plant puts off no liquid nor solid waste thanks to an efficient two-stage gas scrubbing process. The use […]
Rusal Announces Pair of Senior Appointments in Aluminium Division
Russian Federation aluminium giant UC Rusal announced two senior staff appointments to its Aluminium Division yesterday. The firm announced the appointment of Oleg Buts to the position of Managing Director of the Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter (IrkAZ) in southern Siberia. Buts is replacing Evgeny Kuriyanov, who has been named the Managing Director of the Krasnoyarsk Aluminium […]
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 ...
