Top 10 Aluminum Companies in Russia (2026)

 1. United Company RUSAL

• Founded: 2000 (restructured in 2007 through merger with SUAL and Glencore’s alumina assets)
• Location: Headquartered in Moscow; smelters mainly in Siberia (Bratsk, Krasnoyarsk, etc.)
• Company Background: Russia’s largest and the world’s top 3 primary aluminum producer; controlled by En+ Group; listed on Hong Kong and Moscow stock exchanges; full industrial chain layout.
• Core Advantages:
  • Over 90% of electricity comes from Siberian hydropower, with the lowest production cost globally.
  • Full industry chain: bauxite → alumina → primary aluminum → deep processing.
  • Global leader in low-carbon aluminum brand ALLOW, with carbon footprint as low as 2.3 tons CO₂ per ton of aluminum.
  • Advanced inert anode technology and high proportion of high value-added products.
   
• Main Business: Primary aluminum, alumina, aluminum alloys, aluminum foil, extrusions, foundry alloys, low-carbon aluminum.
• Sales Markets: Worldwide (China, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa); automotive, aerospace, construction, packaging, energy.

 

2. En+ Group plc

• Founded: 2006
• Location: Headquartered in Moscow, Russia
• Company Background: Controlling shareholder of RUSAL; a leading global integrated metals and energy group; listed in Hong Kong.
• Core Advantages:
  • Controls all hydropower assets supporting RUSAL, securing low-cost clean energy.
  • Drives ESG and low-carbon aluminum strategy for RUSAL to enhance global brand value.
  • Dual-driven by energy and metals, with strong anti-cyclical ability.
   
• Main Business: Operates aluminum industry chain through RUSAL; hydropower generation, energy trading.
• Sales Markets: Global aluminum supply chain, energy markets in Europe and Asia; serves RUSAL’s global customers.

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3. Kamensk-Uralsky Metallurgical Works (KUMZ)

• Founded: 1944
• Location: Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
• Company Background: Russia’s leading aerospace aluminum alloy manufacturer; certified for military and aviation industries; core processing enterprise under RUSAL.
• Core Advantages:
  • Russia’s only producer of aerospace-grade high-strength heat-resistant aluminum alloys.
  • Top-level precision forging, heat treatment and machining capabilities; supplies materials for Sukhoi, MiG and rockets.
  • Stable orders from both military and civilian sectors.
   
• Main Business: Aerospace aluminum alloys, forgings, extrusions, aircraft structural parts, rocket components.
• Sales Markets: Russian and global aviation, defense, aerospace; tier-2 supplier to Boeing and Airbus.

4. VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation

• Founded: 1933 (aluminum business started in the 1950s)
• Location: Verkhnyaya Salda, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
• Company Background: World’s largest titanium producer and a key Russian aerospace aluminum supplier; strategic partner of RUSAL.
• Core Advantages:
  • Leading in aluminum-titanium composite technology; supplies structural parts to Boeing, Airbus and Russian aviation programs.
  • Strong capability in processing ultra-large aluminum sheets and forgings; complete aviation certifications.
  • Stable performance driven by military and civilian demand.
   
• Main Business: Aerospace aluminum sheets, forgings, aluminum-titanium alloys, aircraft structural parts, aerospace materials.
• Sales Markets: Global aviation, defense, aerospace; major aircraft manufacturers and tier-1 suppliers in Europe and the US.

5. Samara Metallurgical Plant (SMZ)

• Founded: 1950
• Location: Samara, Russia
• Company Background: Russia’s largest manufacturer of aluminum semi-finished products; core rolling and extrusion base under RUSAL.
• Core Advantages:
  • Largest integrated rolling and extrusion capacity in Russia, covering construction, automotive and machinery.
  • Deep synergy with RUSAL’s upstream supply, ensuring cost and quality control.
  • High automation and short delivery cycles.
   
• Main Business: Aluminum coils, sheets, extruded profiles, construction profiles, industrial semi-finished products.
• Sales Markets: Russia and CIS; construction, automotive, machinery manufacturing, infrastructure.

 

6. SUAL Group

• Founded: 1996 (merged into RUSAL in 2007, operating independent assets)
• Location: Headquartered in Moscow, Russia
• Company Background: Formerly Russia’s second-largest aluminum group; now focuses on bauxite, alumina and some smelting assets after integration into RUSAL.
• Core Advantages:
  • Major bauxite and alumina producer in Russia, supplying raw materials for RUSAL and domestic smelters.
  • Abundant resource reserves with obvious upstream cost advantages.
  • Synergy with RUSAL in hydropower and marketing channels.
   
• Main Business: Bauxite mining, alumina refining, primary aluminum, aluminum alloys.
• Sales Markets: Domestic Russian smelters, global alumina traders, RUSAL global network.

7. MMC Norilsk Nickel

• Founded: 1993 (aluminum business launched after 2000)
• Location: Headquartered in Moscow, Russia
• Company Background: World’s largest producer of nickel and palladium; diversified into aluminum alloys and foundry business.
• Core Advantages:
  • Arctic energy and mineral resources advantages; strong cost competitiveness in aluminum alloys.
  • Leading nickel-aluminum composite technology for high-end manufacturing and electronics.
  • Mature global sales network and high-quality customer resources.
   
• Main Business: Aluminum alloys, foundry ingots, nickel-aluminum composites, non-ferrous metal products.
• Sales Markets: Global foundry, automotive, electronics, industrial manufacturing; Europe, America, Asia, Russia.

8. Metalloinvest Group

• Founded: 1999
• Location: Headquartered in Moscow, Russia
• Company Background: Diversified metal group with dual focus on steel and aluminum alloys; specializes in high value-added aluminum processing.
• Core Advantages:
  • Synergy between steel and aluminum industry chains; strong competitiveness in construction and machinery profiles.
  • Core supplier for Russian infrastructure projects with stable orders.
  • Excellent downstream customization capabilities for large local enterprises.
   
• Main Business: Aluminum alloys, extruded profiles, construction profiles, industrial components, steel-aluminum composite products.
• Sales Markets: Domestic Russia; construction, machinery, infrastructure, energy projects.

9. VMK-Invest Group

• Founded: 2002
• Location: Headquartered in Moscow, Russia
• Company Background: Top 10 aluminum extrusion and profile manufacturer in Russia; focuses on customized profiles for construction and industry.
• Core Advantages:
  • Leading custom extrusion capacity in the EAEU; complete surface treatment (anodizing, coating).
  • Short lead time and flexible production for local construction and industrial clients.
  • Excellent cost control and high cost-performance ratio.
   
• Main Business: Aluminum extrusion, building profiles, industrial profiles, custom fabrication, surface treatment.
• Sales Markets: Russia and EAEU; construction, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, home decoration.

10. Vtormet Group

• Founded: 1992
• Location: Headquartered in Moscow, Russia
• Company Background: Russia’s largest recycled aluminum producer; leader in circular economy.
• Core Advantages:
  • Widest aluminum scrap recycling network in Russia; annual processing capacity over 500,000 tons.
  • Low-cost and low-carbon footprint recycled aluminum, meeting global green trends.
  • Supplies recycled ingots and alloys to RUSAL, domestic foundries and extrusion plants.
   
• Main Business: Aluminum scrap recycling, recycled aluminum ingots, foundry alloys, recycled billets.
• Sales Markets: Domestic foundries, extrusion companies, automotive, construction, packaging industries.