Press-releases

<P>Moscow, 22 June 2011 – UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, MICEX: RUALR, RTS: RUAL), the world’s largest aluminium producer, announces the start of a joint project with GAZ Group to develop new machinery for the aluminium industry. The prototypes will be tested by RUSAL's Siberian facilities in September.</P>

Moscow, 20 June 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, announces that the Company today, has initiated a Norilsk Nickel Board Meeting, in the interest of Norilsk Nickel’s minority shareholders, requesting that Norilsk Nickel’s CEO, Vladimir Strzhalkovsky provides a detailed activity report within one month, explaining the execution of the Board’s recent decisions.

Moscow, 10 June 2011 – UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, MICEX: RUALR, RTS: RUAL), the world’s largest aluminium producer, announces the reduction in interest margin payable under the International Override Agreement (IOA) from 4.5% to 4%.<BR>

<P>Moscow, 8 June 2011 – UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, MICEX: RUALR, RTS: RUAL), the world’s largest aluminium producer, announces the launch of environmental modermisation at four of its plants. The total investment into these projects is expected to amount to RUR5.5 billion (approx.USD200 million). </P>

Moscow, 8 June 2011 – In response to recent press speculation, UC RUSAL wishes to clarify that the Board of Directors of the Company has not discussed any equity capital raising.

Conakry, 26 May 2011 — UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, EuroNext: RUSAL/RUAL, MICEX: RUALR, RTS: RUAL), the world’s largest aluminium producer, is pleased to announce the launch of a unique education programme the “RUSAL Scholarship-2011”. The RUSAL Scholarship will provide 100 talented young Guineans aged between 18 and 25 the opportunity to be educated in Russia’s best universities. All accommodation, transportation costs and tuition fees will be covered by UC RUSAL. 

<P>Moscow, 19 May 2011 – UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, EuroNext: RUSAL/RUAL, MICEX: RUALR, RTS: RUAL), the world’s largest aluminium producer, reports on the visit of a delegation of the Company to the Republic of Cameroon and the signing of the memorandum of intent with the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Technology Development. </P>

<P>Moscow, 19 May 2011 – UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, MICEX: RUALR, RTS: RUAL), the world’s largest aluminium producer, announces that in connection with the collapse of the railway bridge over Abakan River in Khakas region that was used to deliver, among other freights, raw materials to Sayanogorsk and Khakas aluminium smelters, the Company decided to reduce production at both smelters. The volume of the production reduced is expected to near 20,000 tons that the Company will seek to reallocate to other smelters.</P>

<P>Moscow, 18 May 2011 - In connection with the statement of state prosecutor's office of Ukraine, UC RUSAL informs that the current decision has not come into force the smelter is controlled as before by UC RUSAL and there are no talks about nationalization. </P>