Russia's Rusal shuts down Nadvoitsky plant due to US sanctions

ussia's Rusal, the world's largest aluminium producer outside China, has started shutting down production at one of its smaller plants as a result of US sanctions on the company, Rusal representatives said on Monday.

Operations at the Nadvoitsky aluminium smelter in Russia's Karelia region cannot continue as the plant lost access to its end market and to a steady supply of raw materials ever since Washington imposed sanctions on Rusal on April 6, the company said.