Krasnoyarsk, April 17, 2025 - RUSAL, one of the world's largest primary aluminum producers, has produced a number of slabs intended for manufacturing of aluminum cans using more than 50% scrap. The Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Smelter project was implemented using metal produced using inert anode technology.

Primary aluminum from the reduction shop was mixed with pre-treated and melted scrap and cast into slabs in the casthouse. This is a non-standard process for a manufacturer of primary aluminum alloys, which requires an innovative approach. Scrap has a near-zero carbon footprint, which allows reducing the level of emissions allocated to the finished products made using scrap.

The new product combines such decarbonisation solutions as scrap and ALLOW INERTA aluminum, produced using inert anode technology. Such combination makes it possible for the Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Smelter to reduce the carbon footprint of the final product by more than two times compared to the smelter's traditional process.

Slabs cast at the Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Smelter will be used to produce can stock and then aluminum cans. Products manufactured through this production chain meet the modern customer demand for environmentally friendly products.

RUSAL is expanding the number of projects for the production of primary aluminum alloys using scrap. In 2023, the Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Smelter already used scrap in the production of primary aluminum foundry alloys used for wheel manufacturing. In 2024, the smelter recycled a batch of 60 tons of aluminum can scrap for the first time. Electricity from renewable sources is used to produce such products.