UC RUSAL RA-550 cell

UC RUSAL has announced the launch of the first RA-550 pot of new generation running at over 550 kA at the Sayanogorsk aluminium smelter as part of a USD 28 mln project. The key benefit of the new pots is their energy efficiency. A RA-550 cell consumes around 12 kW*h/kg of aluminium, which is 10-15% less than previous generations. According to design documents, one pot will produce 4.21 tonnes of aluminium per day, which is about twice as much as the daily output of a RA-300 pot currently used at SAZ. RUSAL has plans to use RA-550 for the modernisation…