Russia: all Electrozinc shops shut down

All the Electrozinc shops in Vladikavkaz have ceased operation activity, and all the machinery has been shut down. On October 21, 2018, Electrozinc suffered from fire on the territory of 4.5 thousand square meters. One fireman perished and two were injured. On December 14, 2018 the company announced it would be completely shut down. (Ukrainian…

Russia: Rusal output down in Q1 2019

In January-March, Rusal decreased aluminum manufacture by 0.3% YoY, to 928 thousand tons. Siberian plants accounted for 93% of the aluminum manufactured. Sales totaled 989.6 thousand tons, with high-added value products sales down by 22.2%, to 259 thousand tons. Average price decreased by 7.8% QoQ, to $1949 per ton. Aluminum foil and packaging production dropped…