Press-releases

Moscow, 20 March 2008 - UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce that the company has acquired a cathode plant in Baoguan, which is located in the administrative centre of Taiyuan, within the Shanxi Province, in the People’s Republic of China. The plant’s existing annual capacity is currently 9,300 tonnes of cathode blocks and the company plans to increase this to 20,900 tonnes by 2010. The total investment in the plant’s development is planned to exceed USD 20 million.

TMS 2008 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, New Orleans, March 10, 2008 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, announced today a long-term Global Technology and Innovation Research Project designed to involve the world’s leading universities and research centres in the identification of innovative and sustainable applications for aluminium products. Between 2009 and 2011, up to 10 research projects will be commissioned and will feature some of the leading universities and research centres in the Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe and Russia.

Ikot Abasi, Nigeria, 22 February 2008 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce the launch of the ALSCON aluminium smelter in Nigeria. The company plans to completely modernize the smelter so it can reach its full capacity of 197,000 tonnes per annum in 2010.  The investment in the smelter’s modernization, including dredging of the Imo River, will amount to approximately USD 300 million.

Moscow, 21 February 2008 - UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce that it has joined the "UN Caring for Climate: The Business Leadership Platform" global initiative.

Moscow, 11 February 2008 - UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce three new appointments at the company’s aluminium smelters.

Moscow, 6 February 2008 - UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce the launch of two new potrooms at the Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter (IrkAZ). The new production facilities will boost annual aluminium production capacity by more than 55% to 460,000 tonnes, with total investment in the project exceeding USD 600 million.

Moscow, 4 February 2008 - UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tatyana Soina as Acting Financial Director. Tatyana Soina is to replace Vladislav Soloviev who has been appointed CEO of Basic Element’s EN+, a holding company combining energy, coal, oil, metals and mining assets.

Moscow, 31 January 2008 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, today welcomed the decision by Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) to grant clearance for UC RUSAL to acquire a 25% plus one share interest in MMC Norilsk Nickel from ONEXIM Group.

Yerevan, 30th January 2008 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, has today announced the winners of the ‘10 Best School Projects’ competition implemented in Armenia in partnership with UNDP Global Compact. For the first time in Armenia, schoolchildren from twelve educational institutions will receive grants of 1 million drams each to implement socially beneficial projects.