Rusal Sues Rio Tinto For Return Of 20 Percent Share Of Queensland Alumina
Russian Federation aluminium titan UC Rusal is suing Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group to receive back its 20-percent share...
Rusal
Strikers At Rusal’s COBAD Bauxite Mine In Guinea Win Concessions On Pay And Working Conditions
A strike at Russian aluminium firm UC Rusal’s Guinea operation Compagnie des Bauxites de Dian-Dian (COBAD) concluded last week after a week and labor’s concessions on salary and working conditions. The COBAD strike, which commenced on 26 May, sought a bump in...
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...
Workers At Rusal Mine In Guinea Declare Strike
Russian aluminium giant Rusal said earlier this week that a strike at its Compagnie des Bauxites de Dian Dian (COBAD)...
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Russia’s Metal Sector Must Change To Adapt To “Illegal” Sanctions: Putin
Russia’s aluminium sector could be in for some major changes to combat sanctions against the country, as raw materials and sales of finished product have been hampered due to limits enacted by the global community. Such was the message delivered by Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. In a televised meeting with various metals industry […]
Rusal Pushes Back Against Rio Tinto’s Takeover Of Queensland Alumina
Russian aluminium firm UC Rusal fired back at its partner at Queensland Alumina Ltd., Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group after the latter stepped in and took control of Rusal’s 20-percent share of the operation earlier this month. Citing sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and specifically a ban on alumina exports to […]
Rio Tinto Takes Full Control Of Queensland Alumina Refinery From UC Rusal
Anglo-Australian metals mining giant Rio Tinto Group has taken full control of the Queensland alumina refinery it shares with Russian aluminium titan UC Rusal, boxing out the embattled firm that is already suffering due to sanctions imposed upon Russian businesses in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. According to an emailed statement, Rio […]
Rio Tinto Receives Bauxite Shipment From Rusal After Swearing Off Russian Business Ties
Despite assurances last month that it would not do so, an analysis of shipping data indicates that Rio Tinto Group has received a shipment of alumina from Russian firm UC Rusal. Rio Tinto previously swore off conducting business with Russian firms in light of Vladimir Putin’s move to invade Ukraine earlier this year. Founder, shareholder, […]
Rusal Ships First Ore From Guinea Mines Since Mid-March
Newly-released shipping data shows that Russia’s UC Rusal has shipped the first bauxite ore from its operations in West Africa in almost a month. Data from Refinitiv indicates that an ore transport ship with ties to Rusal loaded a larger ore ship that left Kamsar in Guinea on Tuesday. Although sanctions against Russian businesses have […]
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 ...
