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Rusal restarts some idled capacity at Novokuznetsk

March 10, 2010 - 09:11 GMT Location: London

KEYWORDS: rusal , Novokuznetsk , aluminium , josephine mason

United Co Rusal will restart idled capacity at Novokuznetsk aluminium smelter (NkAZ) to increase output this year by 10%

Rusal has brought 183 pots back online at site No 1, which was suspended in March 2009, with 264 pots expected to be operational by early April. The smelter will produce 253,000 tonnes of aluminium...

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