MOSCOW, February 13, 2003 - Russian Aluminium (RUSAL), the world’s second largest aluminium company, today announced that its Sayansk Foil Mill has received the ISO 14001 environmental management certification. The certificate confirms that all stages of the production process at the plant from projection to utilization meet international environmental legislative requirements.

ISO 14001 is an internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems that rates companies by using a systematic approach to identify, prevent and/or minimize any negative impact that an organization’s activities, products or services may have on the  environment. Det Norske Veritas (DNV) of Norway, an independent registrar organization, carried out the assessment.

Sayansk is the first foil mill in Russia and the third RUSAL plant to meet international environmental requirements. The ROSTAR beverage can plant and Sayanogorsk Aluminium Smelter are the two other plants to receive the ISO 14001 environmental certification.

Commenting on this, RUSAL’s Production Director, Valery Matvienko said, “RUSAL’s continued support for the ISO 14001 standard further underlines how seriously the Company takes its responsibility in supporting a healthy environment. RUSAL is on track to become an international leader in streamlining industry standards and practices in environmental compliance.”

ABOUT SAYANSK FOIL MILL
Sayansk Foil Mill, located in the Republic of Khakassiya, was started in 1995.  The plant is the largest Russian producer of foil and packaging with an annual capacity of 47,000 MT. The plant was built by the Sayansk Aluminium Smelter in cooperation with the Italian machinery company "FATA-Hunter Engineering" and the “Reynolds Metals Company”, USA, one of the world leaders in the production of aluminium-based packaging. 

ABOUT RUSAL
RUSAL is the second largest primary aluminium producer in the world, formed in March 2000 from the merger of a number of the largest smelters and other aluminium producers located in the CIS. The Company accounts for 75% of Russia's primary aluminium output and 10% of the global primary aluminium output. RUSAL is a fully vertically integrated company with a complete production cycle from bauxite mining and the production of raw materials, to the production of primary metal, semi-products and aluminium-based end products. RUSAL is headquartered in Moscow.

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Eugenia Harrison, Moscow, +7 095 720 5170 or zharrison@rusal.ru

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