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Rusal, Bratsk

Bratsk, Russia56.15°N 101.62°E
computed criticality11/100
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Rusal ~6% of world primary aluminium; Bratsk among the largest smelters on Earth
2024
Fault line

The largest aluminium producer outside China, powered by Siberian hydropower. Its volumes feed European and Asian industry; sidelining them would tighten an already strained primary metal market.

Actors
Rusal (Bratsk, Krasnoyarsk)
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Boké bauxiteCritical Metals · Critical anchor
Sources
International Aluminium Institute ; Rusal 2024