Who are we Investors For clients Suppliers Sustainable development Aluminum Career Press center home Who are we History Key facts History Strategy RUSAL's geography Sales system Investment projects Management Corporate governance The structure of the company Contact Information HISTORY OF THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY RUSAL LIBRARY Aluminum Thirteenth element The first encyclopedic publication in Russia completely devoted to aluminum. Released as part of the RUSAL Library publishing project at the end of 2007 in Russian and English with a circulation of 4,000 copies. more details Civitas successit barbarum Civilization conquers barbarism In the early 90s, the Russian aluminum industry was in an extremely difficult situation. Hyperinflation and the abolition of budget financing paralyzed the work of factories, and the collapse of the USSR deprived them of ties with half of the suppliers of raw materials located in the former Soviet republics. The domestic market, which has experienced the "shock therapy" of economic reforms, has reduced aluminum consumption by almost 9 times. 1990 2015 © 2016 RUSAL All rights reserved About company Feedback Site Map Contact Information