UC Rusal has restarted its Friguia alumina refinery in Guinea more than six years after production was halted, the company said on Thursday June 21.
Friguia has an annual nameplate capacity is 650,000 tonnes of alumina and 2.1 million tonnes of bauxite. Rusal reached agreements with the Republic of Guinea, which provide for the ramp up of production up to 550,000-600,000 tonnes of alumina per year. Alumina produced at Friguia is...