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…

Russia: Rusal prices $600 million debut Eurobond

Rusal has announced the successful pricing of a debut Eurobond transaction with the following key parameters: size $600 million, maturity 5 years, coupon 5.125%. Proceeds of the issuance are planned to be used for refinancing the company’s current indebtedness. Vladislav Soloviev, Rusal’s CEO said: “We are delighted to win overwhelming support for our debut Eurobond…

Russia: Rusal to sell 2 Sverdlov companies

Rusal is pondering the options of selling 2 of its Sverdlov region companies. In particular, these are Kremniy-Ural in Kamensk-Uralsky and Polevsky Cryolite Works, that was stopped in 2013. According to Rusal, it has improved techniques at its silicon works the products of which are used in aluminum alloys manufacture, in order not to buy…

Russia: Rusal sells its Jamaica alumina

Rusal has sold 100% stake in its Alpart bauxite-alumina complex in Jamaica to the Chinese Jiuquan Iron & Steel (Group) Co. Ltd. (JISCO), for $299 million. Alpart sale will not affect Rusal’s self-sufficiency in alumina. Alpart (Alumina Partners of Jamaica) is a large alumina producer, using bauxites extracted from its own mines. Before it was…