Russia: Rusal aluminum sales up in 2016

In 2016 Rusal produced 3.685 million tons of aluminum, up by 1.1% YoY, and sold 3.818 million tons, up by 4.9%. Aluminum produced at Boguchansk Aluminum Works saw the highest increase in sales. Bauxite extraction went up by 0.6% YoY, to 12.187 million tons, nepheline ores – by 7.8%, to 4.432 million tons, alumina –…

Russia: Onexim to sell part of RUSAL stake

Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov’s Onexim Group is preparing to sell part of a 17.02% stake in aluminum giant UC RUSAL on the market, Bloomberg reported citing sources familiar with the situation. Earlier Bloomberg reported citing sources that RUSAL was considering selling up to 20% of its new shares in London. The company sees good possibilities…

Russia: Rusal to issue Panda bonds

Rusal has announced that it has registered its prospectus for a Renminbi denominated bonds issue (Panda bonds), totaling up to 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) with a tenor of 7 years. Rusal becomes the first overseas company with global operations outside of China that is seeking to offer bonds to investors within the Chinese debt…

Russia: Rusal completes debut Eurobond offering

Rusal has completed the debut offering of Eurobond with the following key terms: principal amount of $600 million, tenor 5 years, coupon rate 5.125% per annum. The bond proceeds will be used to refinance some of Rusal’s existing pre-export finance facility and improve the company debt maturity profile. «The company received very strong demand for…