Yakhont Trade House LLC

trading house yakhont was established in 1996 (nominal capital usd 0,5 mn) by krasnoyarsk aluminum plant-kraz (rusal-krasnoyarsk). the company supplies raw materials and equipment to metallurgical, machine-building and oil and gas production companies. the krasnoyarsk aluminium smelter was commissioned in 1964. the facility is the second largest smelter in the world, with over 1 mln tonnes of primary aluminium produced in 2008. the smelter accounts for 27% of aluminium production in russia and for 3% of global output. it is located in the vicinity of the krasnoyarsk hydropower plant and consumes approximately 70% of its energy. the smelter’s headcount is 4,700 employees. rusal-krasnoyarsk a unit of aluminum producer uc rusal about uc rusal rusal (www.rusal.com) is the global leader in the aluminium industry and accounts for approximately 12% and 15% of the global production of aluminium and alumina respectively. rusal sells its products in 70 countries worldwide and employs 90,000 peop