The Baoguan plant, located 600 km from Beijing, was built in 2001. It specializes in production of cathode blocks, which are a key component of the electrolytic cells required to produce aluminium. The Baoguan plant is now the second asset owned by UC RUSAL in China following the purchase in April 2006 of a 15,000 tonne-a year cathode plant in the Linshi district of the Shanxi Province. Products from the Chinese plants meet the demand for cathode blocks from UC RUSAL’s smelters in Siberia. Current cathode producing capacity supplies about 30% of the company’s needs and the Baoguan expansion project will enable UC RUSAL to raise this up to 60%.

About UC RUSAL United Company RUSAL (www.rusal.com) is the global leader in the aluminium industry, accounting for approximately 12% and 15% of global production of aluminium and alumina respectively. The company was founded in March 2007 through the merger of RUSAL, SUAL, and the alumina assets of Glencore. UC RUSAL sells its products in 70 countries worldwide and employs 100,000 people in 19 countries, across 5 continents. To learn more about aluminium please visit www.aluminiumleader.com