Rusal’s five more aluminium smelters recently receive ASI certification

On Friday, December 11, Rusal announced that five of its aluminium smelters achieved Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Certification. Boguchansky aluminum smelter (BoAZ), Bratsk aluminum smelter (BrAZ), Krasnoyarsk aluminum smelter (KrAZ), KUBAL (Kubikenborg aluminum AB), and Sayanogorsk aluminum smelter (SAZ) have passed the certification audit against the ASI Performance Standards and ASI Chain of Custody Standards carried out by DNV GL and therefore, included in Rusal’s current ASI certificates.

So, now, a total of nine Rusal’s facilities meet the requirements of the ASI. In 2019, Rusal’s headquarters and three production sites – Boksit Timana (bauxite mining), Urals aluminium smelter (alumina refining) and Irkutsk aluminium smelter (aluminium smelting, casthouse and alloys production) bagged the certification against the ASI standards.

Evgenii Nikitin, RUSAL’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “The expansion of the ASI certification serves as additional confirmation of our success in implementing best ESG practices. Despite the volatility of the global market, RUSAL always follows sustainable principles and strives to actively participate in the new, low-carbon reality, meeting the demand for products with minimal impact on the environment.”

Rusal, the leading global aluminium producer, accounted for about 5.9 per cent of the total aluminium output and 6.3 per cent of alumina production across the globe in 2019. RUSAL's offices are operating in 20 countries all over the world and across 5 continents.