Irish alumina refinery linked to supply chain supporting Russian war effort in Ukraine
By
Simon Goodley
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Summary
Aughinish Alumina, an Irish metals refinery owned by Russian group Rusal, is part of an aluminium supply chain that appears to supply Russian arms producers supporting the Kremlin's war in Ukraine. Trading records show shipments from the Shannon estuary facility to Russian smelters have increased sharply since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with Ireland exporting $243m of alumina to Russia in 2022.
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Trading records show that shipments to Russian smelters from Aughinish Alumina... have increased sharply since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022
Ireland exported $243m (£180m) of alumina to Russia in 2022
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