Russia: aluminum disc import to be licensed

Russia is introducing licensing of aluminum discs imports from April 10 till October 9. The licensing will cover aluminum wheel discs produced in countries outside the Eurasian Economic Union. The development of the decree started in 2017, when the Ministry of Industry and Trade was discussing the issue of licensing aluminum discs imports from China.…

Kazakhstan: bauxite output up in 2018

In 2018 aluminum ore mining increased by 26% YoY, to 6.1 million tons. The largest miner is Aluminiy Kazakhstana operating at Torgayskoye and Krasnooktyabrskoye bauxite ore groups. The company bauxite output last year grew by 14%, to 5.7 million tons. At the same time, in 2021 mining at the Torgayskoye group will be stopped. Raw…

Russia: Kaluga region to produce aluminum sections

“Extrusion Techniques and Structures” LLC intends to become a resident of the Kaluga special economic zone. The company intends to create aluminum manufacture with the capacity of 7 thousand tons per year. The products will be used in car manufacture and construction. The enterprise will be commissioned in 2020. Investments will reach 1.26 billion rubles.…