[Summary translation prepared by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]

Operations at production facility suspended due to industrial safety violations, 16 December 2024

The Tisulsky District Court of the Kemerovo Region suspended activities of JSC RUSAL Achinsk Alumina Refinery in Kiya-Shaltyrsky open-pit mine for a period of 90 days. During an on-site inspection based on an order from the Siberian Department of Rostekhnadzor, violations of mandatory norms and rules of industrial safety requirements were identified.

The situation in Kiya-Shaltyrsky open-pit mine poses an immediate threat to the life and health of people involved in the production process during waste dumping in the event of a sudden collapse of the dump level.