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5 September Moscow, Press Release	UC RUSAL introduces new waste processing technology UC RUSAL has announced that it has developed a unique process for waste recycling. This new technology is applied at the company’s smelting operations in Bratsk (BrAZ), the largest aluminium facility in the world, and allows saving over USD 2 million every year. The new technology helps to reduce quantities of solid waste from the smelter’s operational facilities stored in the disposal area by 5,500 tonnes less of waste.
5 September China, Dow Jones	Chinalco sets up Tibet Mining Co to explore mineral resources Aluminum Corp. of China, or Chinalco, has set up a mining unit in the Tibet Autonomous Region to engage in the prospecting, development and sales of mineral products.
2 September JOHANNESBURG, Dow Jones	Workers At BHP’s Hillside Smelter To Get 15% Wage Rise -Union JOHANNESBURG -(Dow Jones)- About 350 workers at BHP Billiton Ltd.'s (BHP) Hillside aluminum smelter in South Africa will receive a 15% wage increase this year, trade union Solidarity said Tuesday.
1 September SHANGHAI, Dow Jones	Chinalco:No Decision Yet On Rio Tinto Stake Hike SHANGHAI -(Dow Jones)- State-owned Aluminum Corp. of China hasn’t made a decision on raising its holding in Australian miner Rio Tinto PLC (RTP), Chinalco Chairman Xiao Yaqing said Monday.
1 September RIO DE JANEIRO, Dow Jones	Brazil Vale Intends Alumina Plant In North RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO) intends to build an alumina refinery in northern Brazil, not Espirito Santo state, the company’s press office told Dow Jones Newswires on Thursday.