
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, ...