WHAT WE DO / OUR
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DIVISION / ZAPOROZHYE
ALUMINIUM SMELTER
ZAPOROZHYE ALUMINIUM SMELTER
 Zaporozhye Alumina and
Aluminium Complex is one of the first Soviet aluminium production facilities
and the only aluminium producer in the Ukraine.
It was commissioned in 1933 and reconstructed after the Second World War in
1949.
The complex mainly produces alumina and primary aluminium with the Zaporozhye
Hydropower Plant generating electricity for the complex.
In 2007 the complex produced 113,000 tonnes of primary aluminium and 235,000
tonnes of alumina.
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Founded in 1770, Zaporozhye (known as
Aleksandrovsk before 1921) is a Ukrainian town in the centre of the Zaporozhye
region. With a population of 896,600 people, it serves as a port on the Dnieper
River and is also a railway hub. Its main industries are ferrous and
non-ferrous metallurgy, machinery and food. Dneprovsk Hydropower Plant is
located in Zaporozhye.
Ukraine is a state in South-Eastern Europe. Bordering the Black and Azov Seas,
it covers 603,700 square kilometres and has a population of 48.9 million
people. The climate is temperate.
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Technology
Zaporozhye Alumina and Aluminium Complex has electrolytic cells with self-baking
anodes and horizontal Soderberg studs. The Bayer process is used to refine
foreign bauxites and produce alumina.
Certificates
All divisions of the Zaporozhye Alumina and Aluminium Complex are certified in
compliance with the ISO 9001 international quality standards.
Development and environment
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Dry gas scrubbers were installed in 1995
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In 1999 aluminium wire rod and foil production equipment was commissioned
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The complex is a participant of the UN Development Programme – Global
Environmental Facility (“Environmental Enhancement of the Dniepr”)
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According to the technical re-equipment plan up to 2010 the complex will
modernise its reduction and ore heat treatment technologies by installing dry
gas scrubbers, and water recycling stations, etc.
General Director:
General Director - Alexander Kotyuk
Contact information
zalk@zalk.com.un
To learn more about the process of aluminium production, aluminium history and
use please visit http://www.aluminiumleader.com/en/
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