OREANDA-NEWS. September 08, 2011. In relation to the information published in the Vedomosti newspaper (‘UC Rusal may be fined in the amount up to USD 300 mln’ of 07.09.2011), RUSAL considers it necessary to make the following statement, reported the press-centre of RUSAL.

The Vedomosti article contains serious factual mistakes. The share of A7-grade aluminium, which RUSAL supplies to the company that initiated and then withdrew the claim, in RUSAL’s primary aluminium sales in the Russian market does not exceed 2%, instead of 90%, as stated in the article. Moreover, the company does not supply A7-grade aluminium to this customer from the Krasnoyarsk aluminium smelter, as stated in the article.

RUSAL believes the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service’s claims to be groundless, supported by the fact that the initial claim to the FAS has been withdrawn by the complainant (‘Valkom-PM’). RUSAL’s key priority is to satisfy customers’ demands on the most advantageous terms.