Russia’s Rusal signs MoU with Ethiopia to develop aluminium smelter project

Fastmarkets11-20

The proposed facility is expected to have a yearly production capacity of 500,000 metric tonnes, according to EIH, who cited an estimated project timeline of 3-4 years. EIH and Rusal have established ...

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