RusAL aims to produce 2.6m tonnes of aluminium
July 23, 2004
Moscow - RusAL, the biggest Russian alumium group, plans to produce 2.6 million tonnes of primary aluminium this year, a senior company executive Leonid Krylov has, the Interfax news agency reported on Friday.
RusAL, which ranks number three in world aluminium production, produced 2.588 million tonnes of primary aluminium and alloys last year.
The group intends to increase production of primary aluminium to five million tonnes in 2013, Krylov, who is deputy director in the aluminium division, said.
The increase would be achieved by developing current capacity, through acquisitions and through the construction of new factories.
The company would produce 3.1 million tonnes of alumina this year, rising to eight million tonnes in 2013.
RusAL produces 70 percent of aluminium produced in Russia and accounts for 10 percent of supplies to the world. - AFP
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