MOSCOW, April 15, 2003 - RUSAL, the world’s second largest aluminium company, announced today that its Aluminium Household Appliances Plant (RUSAL Durables), located in Samara, has received the ISO 9001: 2000 Quality Management certification.

The certificate is internationally recognized, certifying that the plant’s quality control system is in compliance with international standards. Det Norske Veritas (DNV) of Norway, an independent registrar organization, carried out the assessment.

A number of developments have been introduced at RUSAL Durables in order to bring the plant’s production process in compliance with international quality standards. The production lines were upgraded to produce cookware and other products of a modern design; old paper packaging was replaced by shrinkable film packaging. New production lines were introduced to reduce the number of readjustments, which results in increased yield ratio (reduced percentage of defective items).

RUSAL’s Production Director, Valery Matvienko commented, “Each subsidiary certificate is a further step in RUSAL’s drive to fully comply with the highest internationally recognised standards. The ISO 9001 certificate reaffirms our commitment to meeting customer requirements and to continually improve the quality of our products and processes.”

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About Aluminium Household Appliances Plant
Affiliated with the Samara Metallurgical Plant, Aluminium Household Appliances Plant produces a wide range of finished consumer products including pots, pans, basins, cauldrons, gelatin molds, flasks, coffee makers, buckets, canning lids, vehicle licence plates, cornices, aerial masts and parts for domestically-made VAZ autos. Employing about 350 workers, the plant has a production capacity of 2,500 tons annually.

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.

For additional information:

Please visit: www.rusal.com or contact:

Eugenia Harrison, Moscow, + 7 095 720 5170; zharrison@rusal.ru;
Fred Harrison, London, + 44 (0) 20 7431 7517; fharrison@ansdellconsult.com or
Stan Neve, New York, + 1 212 333 3810; sneve@brunswickgroup.com