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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