Aluminium smelting industry UC Rusal signs agreement for world's largest smelter

摘要

Russia's aluminium giant UC Rusal has signed a cooperation agreement with the government of Russia's Saratov region for the construction of a major energy and metals complex. The complex will include a significant expansion of the Balakovsky nuclear power plant, with UC Rusal building the fifth and sixth reactor blocks generating 2,000 MW, as well as the world's largest aluminium smelter with a capacity of 1.05m tpy.