RUSAL , Aluminium | 10 January 2010 г. | 12:09

KhAS produced first million tons of aluminum

KhAS produced first million tons of aluminum
Khakas aluminum smelter (KhAS, the asset of UC Rusal) produced the first million tons of aluminum yesterday. The manufacture benchmark has been exceeded in less than for 4 years since the enterprise start-up date.
Khakas aluminum smelter plays a special role for UC Rusal: it has become the first aluminum factory constructed in Russia during the Post-Soviet period, and the first scale project completely executed by forces of the company on the basis of own technology RA-300.

From the beginning of its designing Khakas aluminum smelter has started to break records. Design works began in October, 2004, a construction of the basic facilities - in March 2005 г. And already on December, 15th, 2006 the first starting complex was officially opened. Less than a year later Khakas aluminum smelter riched in project capacity. And here new achievement – first million tons of aluminum.

«Now the smelter produces more than 800 tons per a day, making up about 300 thousand tons primary aluminum in a year, - managing director Anton Savchenko said. - KhAS is not only one of the most effective smelters, but also one of the non-polluting enterprises in the world. Manufacture of aluminum of the premiums grades - from А7Э to А85 - reaches 99 %».

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