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7 Jun 2022

Autor:
Praveen Menon,
Autor:
Renju Jose,
Autor:
Diane Craft,
Autor:
Kenneth Maxwell, Reuters

Russia’s Rusal files lawsuit against Rio Tinto for cutting its access to jointly owned alumina refinery challenging Australia’s response to invasion of Ukraine

Russia's Rusal files suit against Rio Tinto over alumina refinery - documents, 7 June 2022

Russian aluminium producer Rusal has filed a lawsuit against global miner Rio Tinto, seeking to win back access to its 20% share of the alumina produced at a jointly owned refiner in Queensland.

The lawsuit challenges Australia's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which included wide-ranging sanctions against Russian firms and oligarchs who had links with President Vladimir Putin.

Rio stepped in to take sole control of Queensland Alumina Ltd (QAL) in April, sidelining Rusal and cutting its access to the refinery's output of alumina, a compound from which aluminium is derived. Rio owns 80% of the refinery, while Rusal owns the remaining 20%.

Rusal's Australian unit Alumina and Bauxite Company (ABC) said in a Australian Federal Court filing that the circumstances required for Rio to step-in to take control did not exist and amounted to a breach of obligations, according to the court documents reviewed by Reuters...

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