Rusal is discussing new instruments to support imports of raw materials for aluminum production in Russia with the Industry and Trade Ministry and State Duma committees, the Russian aluminum giant's deputy CEO, Oleg Vaitman said at a Duma Economic Policy Committee roundtable on anti-crisis legislation and the strategic development of Russian metallurgy. "For us, as a company that is significantly oriented toward imported raw materials - in our industry it so happens that bauxite [deposits are ...

In the first five months of 2025, Russian aluminum shipments to Brazil grew 2.3 times year-on-year to $7.9 million. According to Brazilian customs data, this is the maximum figure since 2022. The main supplier of aluminum to the Brazilian market remains China, which increased exports by a third - up to 254.8 million dollars. Argentina (+40%, up to 157.7 million dollars) and Paraguay (+70%, up to 58.1 million dollars) also supplied significant volumes of metal. In addition to aluminum, Russia ...

RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium producers, has launched commercial production of Primary Equivalent Foundry Alloys (PEFA) with post-consumer scrap content for the automotive industry. The project has been realised at Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter (IrkAZ) along with increasing the share of recycled metal in the alloys that now reaches up to 40%. RUSAL started trial production of PEFA with 20% of aluminium end-of- life scrap in early 2023 and has been gradually increasing the recycled ...

RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminum producers, is beginning to integrate artificial intelligence into its automatic electrolysis monitoring system (ELTM). The ELTM collects data on the operation of electrolyzers at all of the company's aluminum smelters and automatically reports changes in parameters that could lead to accidents. The neural network will prompt technologists about the causes of violations and provide recommendations for elimination. Artificial intelligence will be part ...

Rusal has started reducing production volumes as part of optimization of its aluminium output capacities amid record alumina prices, having cut them by 10%, Vice President Elena Bezdenezhnykh said in an interview with Vedomosti newspaper. "Aluminum production has been declining, indeed, unfortunately. The process started late last year. We have slashed volumes by 10%, evenly at all plants, including in Siberia. The reasons are obvious, the sanctions pressure. That said, I would stress that no ...

Primary aluminum production in Russia decreased by 0.7% in February 2025 compared to February 2024. January-February 2025 period, aluminum production rose by 1.7% year to year, compared to the same period last year. The output of aluminum structures and structural components amounted to 15.1 thousand tons in February 2025. This marked a 3.9% decline compared to February 2024 but a 29.3% increase compared to January 2025. In the first two months of 2025, production of such structures totaled ...