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Russia mulls aluminium smelter near St Petersburg
St Petersburg
Russia's Leningrad region, as the area around St Petersburg is still known, is planning a new aluminium smelter, the regional administration's press office said on Friday. "Some US firms specialising in building aluminium plants have shown an interest in investing in the project," the administration said in a statement without naming the companies or giving other details.It said the local Leningrad nuclear power station would provide electricity for the plant. A feasibility study of the project would be prepared in June or July, it said. Russia has 11 aluminium smelters, which produced 3.15 tonnes of the metal in 1999. Volkhov, the country's smallest smelter, with production of 17,000 tonnes in 1999, is situated in the Leningrad region. Copyright © 2000 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
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