Medvedev visits Siberian aluminium plant

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has visited the RUSAL Sayanogorsk aluminium factory as part of his ongoing working visit to the Republic of Hakassia, in Southern Siberia.

He was shown the final stage of aluminium production when the metal is shaped and the requisite characteristics are imparted to it. Last year the metal manufacturer turned out 537,000 tons of primary aluminium, or 6,000 tons more than its estimated output figure.

RUSAL is Russia’s third-biggest aluminium company following the Bratsk and Krasnoyarsk aluminium smelters. Medvedev is due to chair a meeting of the State Council Presidium in Hakassia’s capital Abakan today, to focus on the promotion of Russia’s electrical power complex.