RUSAL plans to up primary aluminum production by 200,000 t in 2007

RUSAL is going to up its production of primary aluminum by 200,000 t in 2007, the company's General Director Alexander Bulygin has told reporters.

According to him, today RUSAL's production volumes are limited by existing facilities of its enterprises. "Now we can expect the production to grow by some 1-2% in 2007 against last year. First of all, it will be due to the production of the Khakassky Smelter (150,000 t) and Nigerian smelter Alscon (50,000 t)," he said and added that Alscon was to receive its first alumina in 2007.

Mr. Bulygin also noted that the production of alumina could be increased by 100,000 t owing to the bauxite-alumina comlex Fria in Guinea.