Irish Alumina Factory Accused of Supplying Russia's War
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Irish alumina factory accused of supplying Russia's war
Aughinish Alumina, Europe’s largest alumina refinery, has become the focus of mounting political pressure in Dublin, Brussels and Kyiv after an investigation linked material from the County Limerick plant to the supply chain feeding Russia’s arms industry. The plant sits on the Shannon estuary, a 40-minute drive west of Limerick city, an industrial giant ringed somewhat incongruously by a butterfly reserve on one side and a forest walk on the ot…
The Aughinish aluminum plant in Ireland, controlled by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska's Rusal company, can supply alumina for the needs of the Russian military-industrial complex.
According to KSE, aluminum from the same refineries is used in the Shahed missile system and missiles. Pressure is mounting on the Irish government over the export of alumina from the Aughinish refinery, which is owned by Russian Rusal, founded by oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Raw materials from this refinery could potentially be used to produce Russian weapons, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing the Financial Times. What is this refinery? The Aughini…
The enterprise legally exports clay to Russia, after which the raw materials can be used in military production.
The Aughinish aluminum plant in southwest Ireland, owned by Oleg Deripaski's Rusal company, can supply alumina, which is needed for aluminum production, to the Russian WPC, writes the Financial Times.
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