Press-releases

<p>Moscow, 31 October 2011 — UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, MICEX: RUALR, RTS: RUAL), world's largest aluminium producer, announces a large-scale modernization programme at its SAYANAL foil mill. Capital investments will reach around USD 7 million.</p>

<p>Moscow, 27 October 2011 – UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, EuroNext: RUSAL/RUAL, MICEX: RUALR, RTS: RUAL), the world’s largest aluminium producer and owner of a 25% stake in MMC Norilsk Nickel, considers it necessary to state the following.</p>

<p>Moscow, 25 October 2011 – UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, MICEX: RUALR, RTS: RUAL), world’s largest aluminium producer, and GAZ Group, Russia’s largest automotive engineering holding, announce signing a supply contract for special machinery produced by GAZ Group in the framework of a joint project with RUSAL targeting aluminium production needs.</p>

Moscow, 24 October 2011 — UC RUSAL, (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, MICEX: RUALR, RTS: RUAL), world's largest aluminium producer, announces the start of the joint France-Russsian educational programme in Groupe des Ecoles des Mines (GEM, France) and Siberian Federal University (SFU, Russia) supported by French Embassy in Russia to train non-ferrous metallurgy specialists for the Company. 10 students from Krasnoyarsk will be the first participants of the programme, the education costs to amount RUR 9 million.

Moscow, 17 October 2011 — UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, MICEX: RUALR, RTS: RUAL), world's largest aluminium producer, announces it plans to undertake redesign of the Volkhov aluminium smelter (“VAS”) aimed at production of aluminium alloys for automotive industry.

<p>Moscow, Hong Kong, 11 October 2011 – UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, EuroNext: RUSAL/RUAL), the world’s largest aluminium producer, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) are honoured to invite Dr Jim O’Neill, Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) – the renowned economist who coined the prominent BRIC concept – to conduct his very first public lecture in Hong Kong at the UC RUSAL President’s Forum on Friday, 14 October 2011. Dr O'Neill will present his views on the changing dynamics of the world and the rapid rise and importance of BRIC countries, as well as the current economic crisis. </p>

<p>Moscow, 6 October 2011 – UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, MICEX: RUALR, RTS: RUAL), the world’s largest aluminium producer, announces the refinancing of its debt portfolio totaling USD11.4 billion.</p>

Moscow, 29 September 2011 – UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, MICEX: RUALR, RTS: RUAL), the world’s largest aluminium producer, announces signing of all agreements with its major lenders in relation to the debt refinancing totaling USD9.33 billion.