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Rusal Suspends Shipments From Nikolaev Alumina Refinery In Ukraine

Rusal Suspends Shipments From Nikolaev Alumina Refinery In Ukraine

Russian aluminium titan UC Rusal has suspended shipments from Nikolaev alumina refinery in Ukraine this week, presumably in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week. In a research note published by Wood Mackenzie on Monday, the firm said the 1.75 million...

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Rusal Announces ₽5.2 Billion Modernization Push For Sayanogorsk And Khakas Aluminium Smelters

Rusal Announces ₽5.2 Billion Modernization Push For Sayanogorsk And Khakas Aluminium Smelters

Russian Federation aluminium giant U.C. Rusal announced yesterday a plan to invest ₽5.2 billion (US$83 million) to modernize its aluminium smelters at Sayanogorsk and Khakas. Per the firm, the largest projects associated with this modernization push will involve upgrading the casthouse at Khakas with a new cleaning system for its 10-metric-ton ladles. The improvement will […]

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Rusal Processed And Sold 50 Percent Of Smelters’ Waste Over The Past Decade

Rusal Processed And Sold 50 Percent Of Smelters’ Waste Over The Past Decade

Russian aluminium behemoth U.C. Rusal said yesterday that it has processed and sold approximately half of the waste product generated by its various smelters over the past decade, along with processing about a tenth of the red and nepheline mud at its alumina refineries over that same time period. According to the firm, it has […]

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Rusal Opens 72 ktpa Petroleum Coke Calciner in South Central Siberia

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 […]

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Rusal Debuts Cleaner, More Efficient Electrolysis Cell

Rusal Debuts Cleaner, More Efficient Electrolysis Cell

Russian Federation aluminium major UC Rusal announced the activation of a new 550 kA electrolysis cell at at the company’s Sayanogorsk aluminium smelter in eastern Siberia. The new pot, named RA-550, is part of a US$28 million project to develop more modern and energy-efficient pots for smelting aluminium. Design began two years ago and was […]

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