Khakas Aluminium Smelter
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Khakas Aluminium Smelter or KhAZ is an aluminium smelter located near Sayanogorsk
, Russia
. Owned by the Russian aluminium industry champion RUSAL, it is one of the largest companies in the Russia's Republic of Khakassia. It was the first major aluminium plant opened in post-Soviet Russia.
The construction began in 2004. The first metal was produced in December 2006, and the project capacity of 300,000 tons of aluminium
per year was achieved in October 2007. Total investment in the project reached $750 million.
Sayanogorsk
Sayanogorsk is a town in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia, located on the left bank of the Yenisei River, south of Abakan and about east of the railway station on the line Kamyshta which goes from Abakan to Abaza. Population: -Economy:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Owned by the Russian aluminium industry champion RUSAL, it is one of the largest companies in the Russia's Republic of Khakassia. It was the first major aluminium plant opened in post-Soviet Russia.
The construction began in 2004. The first metal was produced in December 2006, and the project capacity of 300,000 tons of aluminium
Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
per year was achieved in October 2007. Total investment in the project reached $750 million.
External links
- Official site of the Khakas Aluminium Smelter
- Khakas Aluminium Smelter at the RUSAL official site