WHAT WE DO / OUR
OPERATIONS / ALUMINA
DIVISION / BOKSITOGORSK
ALUMINA REFINERY
BOKSITOGORSK ALUMINA REFINERY
 Commissioned in
1938, the Boksitogorsk Alumina Refinery is located in Boksitogorsk, the
Leningrad region, 240 kilometres from Saint Petersburg. During the Second World
War the machines and equipment in the smelter were dismantled and moved to the
Urals region. The first products after the war were produced in 1953 after the
smelter had been restored and reconstructed.
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Boksitogorsk is a town in the
Leningrad region of the Russian Federation. It has a railway station and a
population of 19,500 people. An alumina refinery and a biochemical plant are
located in the town to mine bauxites. The Leningrad region occupies an area of
85,900 square kilometres and has a population of 1,673,700 people (excluding
those who live in St. Petersburg).
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In 2007, the refinery’s output was 164,700 tonnes of alumina and 66,500 tonnes
of corundum products. 60% of its electricity demand is satisfied with power
supplied by ÎÀÎ Lenenergo, while the remaining 40% of electricity and 100% of
heat comes from the refinery’s own heat and power plant. The refinery employs
approximately 2,000 people and became part of UC RUSAL in January 2005.
Technology
Cutting-edge technologies used by the refinery provide for the production of
aluminium hydroxide, both smelter grade and special alumina, as well as
abrasive and refractory materials made of white fused alumina of various grain
sizes.
The refinery operates a technology involving sintering of low-quality bauxite.
With such technology the refinery can process high-silica bauxite from
different deposits, which Bayer refineries are not capable of processing.
Specialists in the refinery continuously work to enhance the applied
technology.
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Development
The investment policy operated by the refinery in 2007 was aimed at stabilising
the alumina and corundum production processes, along with improving health,
safety, and environment impacts. Capital investment in the modernization
programme along with process improvements and research and development exceeded
RUR 50 million.
The following projects were carried out during the investment programme:
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a three-year project to reconstruct the mud disposal was completed, adding
another 10 years to the mud disposal service life;
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an investment programme project was completed, involving modernisation of the
IT systems at the refinery, aimed at developing and enhancing its computer
systems and equipment.
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Stage 2 of the vertical vessels project was begun and is now close to
completion. In the course of the project equipment and power systems were
restored, design documents were obtained, a modern process control system was
implemented and installation of new management systems is underway. The project
is set to be completed in 2008;
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clamshell cranes were replaced with new ones in the hydrate and bauxite storage
areas;
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a shed was built in Area 2 of the Corundum Shop to provide appropriate end
product storage conditions.
Environment
In 2008, the refinery continued preparing for health and safety certification
to the international standard OHSAS 18001 and it is improving its environmental
management system prior to its certification to the international standard ISO
14001.
Management
Managing Director - Anatoly Golovanov
Contact information
Tel.: +7 (813 66) 212- 61
Office of the Managing Director
Tel.: +7 (813 66) 262 78
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