# Volgograd Aluminum Works to commission baked anode factory

Volgograd Aluminum Works (VAZ) is completing construction of a baked anode production unit with a capacity of 104,000 tonnes per year. Commissioning is scheduled for mid-autumn 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-09-06
- Where: Volgograd, Russia
- Starts operating: Oct 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 104,000 tonnes per year
- Products: baked anodes
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Volgograd Aluminum Works](https://endata.com/companies/34167.md)

## Sources

- [metalukraine.com](https://metalukraine.com/2018/09/06/russia-vaz-to-commission-anode-factory.html), 2018-09-06: "The company used to purchase up to 70% of the backed anodes in China, but now they will be obtained of our own raw materials."

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