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Rusal in talks on new ways to support imports of aluminum raw materials
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 ...
17 July 2025., 10:40   comment

RUSAL Strengthens Position in EcoVadis Global Supplier Sustainability Ranking
RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminum producers, has improved its rating in EcoVadis, the authoritative international supplier sustainability assessment. The company received 67 points out of 100 possible (compared to 63 in the 2024 rating). RUSAL's higher rating was achieved through improvement of management quality in such areas as the social responsibility and business ethics, for which the Company received 7 and 22 points more than last year, respectively. In the areas of business ethics ...
07 August 2025., 11:46   comment

RUSAL seals landmark carbon credit deal as part of the Sakhalin Experiment

RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium producers, has announced the largest carbon credit deal to date on the Russian market. The deal was executed for the benefit of a participant in the Sakhalin Experiment for offsetting greenhouse gas emissions. The carbon credits involved in the deal were issued in the national Carbon Units Registry as a result of RUSAL’s forest climate initiative. This project, which holds the official status of a "Partner of National Projects," focuses on aerial forest ...
18 June 2025., 10:30   comment

RUSAL starts commercial production of new low-carbon foundry alloys for the automotive industry
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 ...
06 September 2025., 10:30   comment

RUSAL invests in capacity expansion for thin gauge foils for food packaging

RUSAL, one of the largest global aluminium producer, is expanding its thin gauge foil capacity for food packaging applications. By upgrading the С-3/2 finishing foil mill, SAYANAL foil plant will be able to increase its thin gauge output by 10-12%, whereas Ural Foil plant, for the first time in its history, is starting to embark on this advanced production. The largest foil mill in Russia and the CIS countries, SAYANAL plant is about to restart its С-3/2 finishing foil mill after the upgrade; ...
29 May 2025., 10:30   comment

Reuters exclusive: Russia's major exporters cut rail cargo volumes as economy slows, document shows
Major Russian exporters including Rusal and Gazpromneft have cut the planned volume of commodities like metal and oil products they send by rail, a Russian Railways document seen by Reuters showed, the latest sign of subdued demand as the country's war economy slows. The state-owned rail monopoly intends to reduce 2025 spending by an additional 32.5 billion roubles ($408 million), or around 3.5%, to 858.4 billion roubles, due to the revised cargo forecast, according to the document dated March ...
27 May 2025., 10:30   comment

RUSAL introduces AI into the global monitoring system for aluminum production
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 ...
19 May 2025., 10:30   comment

Rusal cuts aluminium production volumes by 10%

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 ...
05 May 2025., 10:25   comment

RUSAL develops aluminum scrap recycling

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 cast house. This is a non-standard process for a manufacturer of primary aluminum alloys, which requires an innovative ...
25 April 2025., 10:30   comment

RUSAL noted the impact of aluminum structures on the construction industry
Innovative materials, including aluminum structures, are becoming a key factor in the development of Russia's construction industry. This was stated by Evgeny Vasiliev, Director of Market Development at RUSALl, at the XVII Infrastructure Summit “Strong Russia” (InfraSpace). He recalled that in recent years, domestic enterprises that are members of the Aluminum Association have expanded their product range and mastered new alloys. This has contributed to an increase in the use of aluminum in ...
24 April 2025., 11:07   comment

Rusal's top manager: Almost every aluminum bridge in Russia is unique
Over the past few years, about thirty bridges made of aluminum, a material that until recently was considered exotic in infrastructure projects, have appeared in Russia. The new bridge assembled in St. Petersburg for the Altai region was an impressive technological experiment. Why aluminum may become an important structural material of the near future, how Russian bridges were in demand in Germany and what does the Ministry of Emergency Situations have to do with it - in an interview with “Lenta.ru” ...
18 April 2025., 10:15   comment

Mr. Deripaska (founder of RUSAL) condition for sharp increase in Russia-China trade volume
The trade volume between Russia and China could surge sharply to $400 billion, but this would require a significant increase in Chinese investments in Russia. RUSAL outlined this condition in his Telegram channel. According to him, many economists are currently assessing the potential for expanding mutual trade between the two countries. "To achieve this, a substantial increase in direct Chinese investments into Russian projects and enterprises is necessary — at least 160 billion yuan ($21.77 ...
04 October 2025., 10:57   comment

RUSAL supplies specialized aluminum tape for noise barriers
RUSAL has delivered custom-made aluminum tape to KraftSpan, a major producer of noise barriers for highways and railways. Aluminum is now being integrated into these barriers, which is expected to at least double their service life. The anti-corrosion properties of the "winged metal" will also reduce maintenance costs. SAYANAL, Russia and the CIS’s leading foil-rolling plant, produced and supplied the specialized aluminum tape to KraftSpan for use in noise barriers. "For this new product, we ...
04 February 2025., 13:19   comment

RUSAL supplies specialized aluminum tape for noise barriers
RUSAL has delivered custom-made aluminum tape to KraftSpan, a major producer of noise barriers for highways and railways. Aluminum is now being integrated into these barriers, which is expected to at least double their service life. The anti-corrosion properties of the "winged metal" will also reduce maintenance costs. SAYANAL, Russia and the CIS’s leading foil-rolling plant, produced and supplied the specialized aluminum tape to KraftSpan for use in noise barriers. "For this new product, we ...
04 February 2025., 12:38   comment

Russian Aluminum’s quarter century – on March 30, RUSAL celebrated its 25th anniversary!
By the standards of Russia’s metallurgical giants, RUSAL is a relatively young company. Some might note that many of Russia’s aluminum plants are over 50 years old, and the industry’s history in the country dates back to 1932, when the Volkhov Aluminum Plant produced the first industrial batch of aluminum. Others would argue that the creation of this aluminum giant, now among the world’s largest metallurgical companies, began in the 1990s (and there is truth to that). However, March 30, 2000, ...
31 March 2025., 10:20   comment

RUSAL pioneers an eco-friendly petroleum pitch in aluminum production
For the first time in the industry’s history, RUSAL is transitioning its aluminum production to industrial-scale use of anodes made with eco-friendly petroleum pitch. Globally, aluminum production has traditionally relied on coal tar pitch for anodes, and the large-scale use of petroleum pitch—which significantly reduces harmful emissions—was previously deemed unfeasible. RUSAL has invested approximately 100 million rubles in research and development of this innovative petroleum pitch. The entire ...
24 March 2025., 14:00   comment

Rusal announces results for the year ended 31 December 2024
RUSAL is a leading company in the global aluminium industry and the world’s largest producer of low-carbon aluminium. The Company has its own resource base and carries out the entire production cycle, from extraction of bauxite to the production of high value-added products, which ensures maximum control over product quality at all processing stages. A leading global aluminium producer, announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2024.
17 March 2025., 12:56   comment

RUSAL launches production of rare-earth metal scandium
RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium producers, is setting up a pilot production facility for scandium oxide with an annual capacity of 1.5 tonnes. Scandium is a valuable rare earth metal, and RUSAL was the first in the world to develop and implement aluminium-scandium alloys. These alloys are used in the production of ultra-lightweight components for civil shipbuilding, railway car manufacturing, and 3D printing of high-tech prosthetics. The total global production of scandium oxide ...
03 March 2025., 13:00   comment

RUSAL launches production of rare-earth metal scandium
RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium producers, is setting up a pilot production facility for scandium oxide with an annual capacity of 1.5 tonnes. Scandium is a valuable rare earth metal, and RUSAL was the first in the world to develop and implement aluminium-scandium alloys. These alloys are used in the production of ultra-lightweight components for civil shipbuilding, railway car manufacturing, and 3D printing of high-tech prosthetics. The total global production of scandium oxide ...
03 March 2025., 13:00   comment

RUSAL Receives Highest ESG Ranking from China's Leading Agency
RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminum producers, received an ESG ranking from the Chinese rating agency China Chengxin Green Finance Technology (CCXGF). The agency has assigned RUSAL the highest-category ranking of "A-". The expert assessment was made based on 17 key indicators of the Company’s environmental, social and corporate governance performance. "China is a high-potential market with a growing demand for low-carbon footprint products. An independent assessment of RUSAL's operational ...
21 February 2025., 11:36   comment