The main task of the Aluminium Division East, which includes the Company’s major aluminium production facilities, such as the Sayanogorsk, Khakass, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Novokuznetsk and Bratsk aluminium smelters, is to meet the growing demand for RUSAL’s products from Asia, increase the production of alloys and value added products by achieving maximum efficiency of the production capacities.

The Aluminium Division West, which encompasses the Volgograd, Volkhov, Kandalaksha and Nadavoitsy aluminium smelters, Zaporozhye Aluminium Complex (Ukraine) and Kubal (Sweden), as well as the aluminium production facilities of the Urals and Bogoslovsk aluminium smelters, will concentrate all its efforts on the production of value added products. The western smelters, situated near European customers, will focus on supplying end consumers and working together with clients to create new value added products. This task will require the implementation of modernisation projects and advanced training of the staff.

These changes are aimed at increasing the efficiency of management and production processes by specialization at each unit and, at the same time, securing well-managed coordination and constant cooperation.

Biography

Vladimir Polin has almost 26 years of shop floor and management experience in the manufacture and marketing of steel products. Prior to joining UC RUSAL, Vladimir Polin was Senior Vice President of Mechel. From June 2006 till December 2008 Mr. Polin was Chief Executive Officer of Mechel Management OOO. From July 2003 to June 2006, he was Senior Vice President-Production and Technology of Mechel OAO. From July 2002 until June 2003, Mr. Polin served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Beloretsk Metallurgical Plant. From 2001 to 2002 he was Sales Director of the Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant. Vladimir Polin was born in 1962. He holds a degree in metallurgy from Chelyabinsk Polytechnic University.

About RUSAL

UC RUSAL (www.rusal.com) is the world’s largest producer of aluminium, in 2009 accounting for approximately 10% and 10% of global production of aluminium and alumina, respectively. UC RUSAL employs about 76,000 people in 19 countries, across 5 continents. UC RUSAL markets and sells its products primarily in the European, Japanese, Korean, South East Asian and North American markets. UC RUSAL’s ordinary shares are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Stock code: 486) and global depositary shares representing UC RUSAL’s ordinary shares are listed on the professional compartment of Euronext Paris (RUSAL for Reg S GDSs and RUAL for Rule 144A GDSs).

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