Rusal plans to launch entire industrial complex of Taishet aluminum plant in Q1 2025 - regional authorities

IRKUTSK. Oct 23 (Interfax) - Rusal plans to commission the entire industrial complex of the Taishet Aluminum Plant in the first quarter of 2025, the press service of Irkutsk Region Governor Igor Kobzev said.

"Construction of the single industrial complex comprising an aluminum plant and an anode factory is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2025 in the Taishet District. This will allow the company to forgo imported raw materials completely, and Taishet aluminum will be actively used in machinery manufacturing, as well as in the aviation and space industries," the press service said.

Rusal's website indicates that commissioning the Taishet anode plant will provide pre-baked anodes to the company's enterprises, primarily to the Taishet Aluminum Plant. The design capacity of the plant is 400,000 tonnes of pre-baked anodes and 150,000 tonnes of calcined coke per year.

As reported, constructing the Taishet plant is Rusal's largest strategic project. The first stage of the plant producing 428,500 tonnes of aluminum per year was commissioned in December 2021. Investments in the project have totaled about 100 billion rubles.