Russian Aluminium buys SUAL

Moscow, 16 October 2008 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce the 2008 year results of the Global Technology and Innovation Research Project, a long-term programme designed to involve leading universities and research centres in the identification of innovative and sustainable applications for aluminium products.љ A joint committee comprising of UC RUSAL, the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) and Professor Thomas Graedel from the Yale University, as the independent expert, has selected three of the most promising research projects to

Moscow, 16 October 2008 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce its production and summary financial results for the first nine months of 2008. Highlights Bauxite output rose 3.4% to 13.5 mln tonnesљ compared to the same period last year Alumina output grew 2% to reach 8.4 mln tonnes Primary aluminium production increased 6.5% to 3.3 mln tonnes Output of value-added casthouse products increased 10.8% to constitute 51% of the company’s total aluminium output Foil production rose 5.7% Total revenues for the first nine months of 2008 increased 14%

Moscow, June 18, 2008 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, has announced plans to invest more than USD 2 million to find the best new applications for aluminium and to develop innovative products. As part of this Global Technology and Innovation Research Project UC RUSAL and the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) are inviting leading universities and research centers from around the world to apply for the funding of innovative research projects.љ Over the next three years, the Global Technology and Innovation Project will select the most ground breaking ideas

Moscow, 11 August 2008 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, and RusHydro, the largest Russian renewable energy generating company, have announced the two-year results of their joint BEMO project, which includes the completion of the Boguchansky hydropower plant and the construction of a greenfield aluminium smelter in the Krasnoyarsk region. Since the beginning of the project, both companies have already invested over USD 1.8 billion, while it is expected to bring the total amount of expenditures by the end of 2008 to USD 2.6 bln. 65% of the investments were

Moscow, 22 May 2008 – UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce the investment of around USD 50 million into the expansion of cast-house production at Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter. The expansion is required due to the previous introduction of two new potrooms, which increased production capacity of the smelter by 170,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum. The new cast-house workshop will be put into full operation at the end of 2008. The cast-house workshop will have two new cast-house complexes. Each will contain a Remetal (Spain) cast-house conveyor and