Today, the Association of Producers, Suppliers and Consumers of Aluminium, the Aluminium Association, celebrates its big anniversary. Established in December 2015 with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, the Association is aimed at developing the domestic aluminium market, searching for new areas, and expanding existing applications of high-tech aluminium products.
In a relatively short period of time, the Aluminium Association has taken a rightful place among Russian and international industry associations, contributing to the development of the aluminium industry and related industries: construction, energy, aviation, shipbuilding and automobile industries, transport engineering.
To date, the Association has become the most respectful centre for consolidating information about the aluminium market and opportunities for applying aluminium as an advanced, efficient, environment-friendly and safe material.
Experts of the Aluminium Association developed and supported implementing key policy documents for the industry, including the annually updated Government Action Plan for the Development of the Aluminium Industry 2018–2023. A standardisation programme prepared by the Association jointly with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia and Rosstandart was approved, which included more than 130 documents related to the entire value chain of aluminium products: from alumina and aluminium ingots to semis and finished aluminium products.
Technical regulations are developed and adjusted for products made of aluminium and its alloys with the active participation of the Association. The Association initiates lifting restrictions on the application of aluminium products and optimising the conformity assessment procedures. Large-scale legislative initiatives of the Association include introduction of offset agreements, which coverall industries, in the national plan of the Russian Federation.
The Aluminium Association has achieved notable results in the field of countering the distribution of counterfeit and falsified aluminium products in the market. Experts of the Association coordinate their market protection efforts with the control and supervisory authorities: Rosstandart, Rospotrebnadzor and Rosakkreditatsiya.
Due to efforts of the Association and its member companies, 8 pedestrian bridges made of aluminium alloys have been built in Russia since 2017. The first aluminium road bridge in Russia is under testing.
One of the Association's large-scale projects was the establishment of the International Forum 'Aluminium in Architecture and Construction' (AlumForum), which was first held in 2019. The success of the first forum is expected to be repeated by AlumForum-2021, scheduled for September next year.
In connection with the anniversary, Irek Faizullin, Minister of Construction, Housing and Public Utilities of the Russian Federation, and Victor Evtukhov, State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, sent their congratulations to the Aluminium Association.
'You have significant achievements in implementing advanced innovative construction and architectural techniques in the country, new technologies in design, construction and production of building materials, using of the best domestic and foreign practices,' the Head of the Russian Ministry of Construction said in the congratulatory letter.
'We give a warm welcome to the creative work performed by the Aluminium Association over the past period to create comfortable conditions for launching new high-tech production facilities and improving the regulatory framework. Today, the Association is a successful platform that establishes a high-quality dialogue between more than 120 companies in the industry and the state,' the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia said in his greeting.
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The Association of Producers, Suppliers and Consumers of Aluminium (Aluminium Association) was established on December 11, 2015. The Association comprises 7 sectors: Automotive, Aerospace, Alumochemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Construction, Consumer Goods, and Energy.
123 members of the Aluminium Association include companies, organisations, scientific and production institutes that represent all branches of the aluminium industry. Among members of the Association, 80% are aluminium rolling companies, 70% are producers of aluminium extrusions, as well as there are companies of allied industries specialised in production of construction materials and products, aluminium structures.