MOSCOW, Sep 2 (PRIME) — Russian aluminum giant UC RUSAL plans to increase the alumina production capacity of its Aughinish plant in Ireland by 110,000 tonnes, or 5.8%, to 2 million tonnes annually, RUSAL said in a statement Friday.
The company attributed the planned increase to the launch of a residue storage facility.
RUSAL Aughinish is the largest alumina production facility in Europe, with an annual output of 1.89 million tonnes.
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