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Novelis Says No To Russian Aluminium In 2023

Novelis Says No To Russian Aluminium In 2023

Atlanta’s rolled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. said this week that it will not be buying metal from aluminium suppliers located in the Russian Federation next year. According to financial media reporting, Novelis’s embargo of Russian aluminium includes UC Rusal, the globe’s third-largest...

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Russia’s Rusal Reveals Radical Refuse Recycling Regime

Russian Federation aluminium giant UC Rusal this week announced a new strategy for the management of its industrial waste that will ultimately have none of it ending up in landfills. The “zero waste to landfill” approach, which the firm admits is a steep target, is where the firm intends to be by the end of […]

Rusal Debuts New 5xxx Aluminium Alloy

Russian aluminium giant UC Rusal announced this week the development of a new 5xxx aluminium alloy intended for anodizing applications. The 5005A aluminium alloy has begun mass production at Bratsk Aluminium Smelter (BrAZ), and Rusal’s Technical Directorate has already conducted a general assessment of the alloy. Rusal’s new aluminum alloy has the advantage of readily […]

Rusal Reports 8.1 Percent Jump In Aluminium Sales In Fourth Quarter

Russian aluminium giant UC Rusal released results for the fourth quarter and full year 2021 this week. Numbers were generally better across the board as the company, along with the rest of the market, continues to claw back from the effects of the global coronavirus. Rusal’s aluminium production rose in the quarter by one percent […]

Rusal Opens New Low-Carbon Aluminium Smelter In Siberia

Russian aluminium titan UC Rusal announced this week the opening of the first phase of its new low-carbon aluminium smelter Taishet Aluminium Smelter (TaAZ) in Siberia. In a press release Rusal touted the new TaAZ smelter as among the greenest aluminium smelters on Earth. The plant runs on hydroelectricity produced in Siberia, utilizes a gas […]

Rusal Invests ₽870 MM To Modernize SKAD Aluminium Alloy Wheel Plant

Russian aluminium giant UC Rusal announced this week a plan to invest ₽870 million (US$12 million) to improve its SKAD aluminium alloy wheel production plant. Per the firm, the plant has already seen an overhaul and modernization of production at the plant, including improvements to the workshops and main process equipment, new equipment for in-line […]