Russia: Rusal wants VEB to finance KhAZ 2

Rusal intends to attract the VEB financing to the project of the new manufacturing complex construction at Khakassk Aluminum Works. “We envision VEB financing at 70 by 30. The total cost of the project is 130 billion rubles, it will be constructed in stages”, Rusal CEO Vladislav Soloviev said. “We want KhAZ 2 to produce…

Russia: Rusal acquires share in Skad

Rusal acquires a share of the foundry and mechanical production facility Skad, producer of aluminum alloy car wheels, located in Krasnoyarsk region. Under the terms of the transaction, Rusal will own a stake in the authorized capital of Skad, while its founder Idris Zakriev will remain the Chief Executive Officer of the production facility. Skad…

Russia: Rusal keeps getting profits

In 2016 Rusal income decreased by 8% YoY, to $7.983 billion, because of the LME average aluminum price drop of 3.5% YoY, to $1.604 per ton. The corrected net profits and normalized net profits totaled $590 and $1.257 billion respectively, as opposed to $671 million and $1.097 billion in 2015. (Ukrainian metal)