# Rusal promises to ‘minimize the socioeconomic consequences’ of mothballing loss-making plants

https://mins.news/en/item/36078

- Meduza, 2026-08-28 19:13 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/28/aluminum-producer-rusal-promises-to-minimize-the-socioeconomic-consequences-of-mothballing-the-plants-whose-closure-once-forced-putin-to-intervene

> Rusal plans to temporarily mothball several Russian raw-materials facilities, including the Pikalyovo alumina refinery, the Severouralsk bauxite mine, and plants in Bogoslovsk and the Urals, Kommersant reports. The sites lose the company $800 million annually, while restoring the division would require $1.8 billion. Rusal is seeking state support and warns of possible layoffs in company towns, including Pikalyovo, where plant closures triggered major unrest in 2009.