In July-September Volgograd Aluminum Works produced 17.7 thousand tons of aluminum, up by 2.9% QoQ. In 9 months output totaled 52.1 thousand tons, up by 11.6%. The manufacture of anode blocks grew by 8.7%, to 26.2 thousand tons in Q3, and by 171%, to 78.6 thousand tons in 9 months. (Ukrainian metal)
Volgograd Aluminum Works is completing the construction of a unit to produce baked anodes. The commissioning of the plant is scheduled for mid-autumn. The capacity of the anode factory will be 104 thousand tons per year. “The company used to purchase up to 70% of the backed anodes in China, but now they will be…
The governor of the Volgograd region Andrei Bocharov and the new projects director of Rusal Alexei Arnautov discussed the development of Volgograd Aluminum Works. After almost 5 years of idleness the company is resuming the liquid aluminum manufacture. Rusal has repaired electrolysis shops and modernized machinery. So far some 1.5 thousand jobs for the local…