NkaZ restarts production capacities and increases output by 10% in 2010

Production capacities at Site #1 of the Novokuznetsk aluminium smelter (NkAZ, a part of UC Rusal) , which were suspended in March 2009 as part of the anti-crisis Cost Efficiency Leader programme, are restarted. Site #1 has already brought back online 183 pots, with a total of 264 pots expected to be operational by early April. As a result of it, in 2010 the output from NkAZ would reach approximately 253,000 tonnes, 10% more than last year.

According to press-service of UC Rusal, over 200 employees from those who were temporarily moved to work at other facilities of the smelter have returned to work since the beginning of the capacity restart. Site #1 has also additionally hired 265 people.