Moscow, 31 July 2024 — RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium producers, in collaboration with an international manufacturer of cable and wire products, has produced and submitted for further performance testing aluminium wire rod made from ultra-low carbon metal.

The wire rod has been successfully produced using ALLOW INERTA™, RUSAL’s aluminium brand with the lowest carbon footprint in the industry. Utilizing this metal allows for the final product’s carbon footprint to be reduced to the lowest possible level.

The state-of-the-art technology used to produce ALLOW INERTA™ significantly reduces the total volume of greenhouse gas emissions during the electrolysis process. This innovation lowers carbon dioxide emissions within Scope 1 and 2 to 0.01 tons of CO2 equivalent per ton of aluminium, compared to the industry average of 11.4 tons of CO2 equivalent per ton of aluminium (according to 2022 International Aluminium Institute estimates ).

RUSAL’s partner, an international manufacturer of cable and wire products, has successfully tested and endorsed the quality and conformity of the ultra-low carbon wire rod to the declared technical specifications. The wire rod made with ALLOW INERTA™ metal will be used for the partner’s renewable energy projects.

An additional advantage of this wire rod is its improved electrical conductivity, achieved with the unique characteristics of the metal produced using inert anode technology. For the producer, this translates into reduced cable material costs and lower project budgets in the electric power industry.

The full-scope carbon footprint of the new wire rod is 4 tons of CO2 equivalent per ton of aluminium, which aligns with global decarbonization trends in the cable industry.