13.11.08
UC RUSAL appoints Director of Sales
Moscow, 13 November 2008 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sergey Belsky as its Director of Sales.
12.11.08
UC RUSAL Board of Directors about the election of the enlarged Norilsk Nickel Board of Directors
Moscow, 12 November 2008 – At its regular meeting yesterday, the Board of Directors of UC RUSAL, which owns a 25% plus two shares stake in Norilsk Nickel, discussed preparations for the Extraordinary General Meeting of Norilsk Nickel’s shareholders, which has been scheduled for 26 December 2008 to elect a new Board of Norilsk Nickel.
05.11.08
UC RUSAL receives USD 4.5 billion loan from Vnesheconombank
Moscow, 5 November 2008 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce that it has received a USD 4.5 billion credit facility from Vnesheconombank (VEB) to refinance the loan received in April 2008 from a syndicate of foreign banks to finance the acquisition of a 25% plus two shares stake in MMC Norilsk Nickel.
05.11.08
UC RUSAL repays early a USD 4.5 billion loan to foreign banks
Moscow, 5 November 2008 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce the early repayment of the USD 4.5 billion loan provided by a syndicate of foreign banks in April 2008. The loan was used to finance the acquisition of a 25% plus two shares stake in MMC Norilsk Nickel.
05.11.08
Statement regarding Norilsk Nickel share buy back
Moscow, 5 November 2008 – UC RUSAL, which owns a 25% plus two shares stake in Norilsk Nickel, is issuing this statement to voice its concerns about the announced buy back of shares by MMC Norilsk Nickel worth of RUB 26 billion despite the Krasnoyarsk region's arbitration court ordering that such action be blocked.
30.10.08
UC RUSAL has invested over USD 25 million in new gas scrubbers at the Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter
Moscow, 30 October 2008 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce the launch of a second dry gas scrubber as part of the fifth potline of reduction cells currently being constructed at the Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter. The first gas scrubber system was installed in December 2007, before the launch of the fifth potline. The combined cost of the two gas scrubbers is over USD 25 million. The gas scrubbers, which are capable of processing gas from the new electrolysis workshops, provide a 99.5% level of efficiency.
28.10.08
UC RUSAL invested USD 25 million in expansion of anode production at Sayanogorsk Aluminium Smelter
Moscow, 28 October 2008 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce the launch of the anode-baking furnace at the Sayanogorsk aluminium smelter following its modernisation. The goal of the USD 25 million project was to provide the Sayanogorsk and Khakas aluminium smelters with the necessary volume of high quality anodes, which are required for aluminium production.
27.10.08
UC RUSAL and An Vien group of Vietnam sign MOU to create new complex
Moscow, 27 October 2008 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with An Vien of Vietnam to create a vertically integrated bauxite and alumina complex. The project will include the construction of an alumina refinery with a capacity of approximately 1.5 million tonnes of alumina per annum based on Binh Phuoc, one of the most promising bauxite deposits in South Vietnam.
21.10.08
UC RUSAL launches production of super thin foil at ARMENAL foil mill
Moscow, 21 October 2008 - UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce the launch of production of super thin 9 microns aluminium foil at the ARMENAL foil mill (Armenia). The company invested USD 6 million in super thin foil production technology in 2007-2008 to meet the high demand from global markets.