Rusal Implements New Corporate Biodiversity Policy
Russian aluminium titan UC Rusal earlier this week adopted a new corporate biodiversity conservation policy that introduces a risk-based approach...
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Rusal Creates And Convenes Expert Council On Sustainable Development
Russian aluminium titan UC Rusal convened the first meeting of its newly chosen Public Expert Council on Sustainable Development this week. Rusal says the Council will be a permanent consultative and advisory body and will engage with various stakeholders in the industry....
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...
Rusal To Begin Voluntary Compliance Reporting On Clean Air Activities
Russian aluminium behemoth UC Rusal is marking the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies by announcing a new...
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Rusal To Form Two New Aluminium Companies
Russian Federation aluminium giant UC Rusal said yesterday it plans to split into two units and separate its high-carbon assets as a part of its continued push to reach carbon neutrality by mid-century. The firm said in a press release that Rusal’s operations would be divided into two parts, with Rusal retaining low-carbon aluminium production […]
Rusal Wins Innovation Award For Dry Cleaning Gas System
Russian Federation aluminium giant UC Rusal announced last week its receipt of a national award for its dry cleaning gas system (DGCS) in operation at three of its aluminium smelters. Rusal received the Vernadsky National Environmental Award in the “Innovative eco-efficient technologies in industry and energy” category for the project, which was developed by a […]
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 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 technology across several of its aluminium smelters. The proprietary technology, dubbed EcoSoderberg, was developed in Rusal’s Engineering and Technology Centre based in Krasnoyarsk and significantly improves efficiency by removing certain gases from the reduction cells. […]
Rusal to Keep Once-Doomed Plants Open if Current Market Holds: CEO Soloviev
Russian aluminium giant UC Rusal is not planning to close two of its plants thanks to the recent rebound in the metal’s prices, according to remarks made by CEO Vladislav Soloviev to Russian News Agency TASS. However, Soloviev did not rule out the possibility of closing plants in the event that the price falls below […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
