EANS-News: ItN Nanovation AG - Nanoceramic coating passes field trials at the world´s largest aluminium smelter RUSAL

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Saarbrücken, December 21, 2011 (euro adhoc) - ItN Nanovation AG,
(ISIN DE000A0JL461) announces that RUSAL´s IRKAZ, an aluminium
smelter based in Irkutsk, and specialists from RUSAL´s Engineering
and Technology Center, have successfully tested Nanocomp Metcast,
nanocoatings developed by ItN Nanovation AG (Germany).

Nanocomp Metcast are innovative nanocoatings tailored to casting
machinery. They extend the service life of molds and lengthen the
intervals for maintenance of casting conveyors. As a result, the
casting process becomes more efficient at a lower cost.

Presently specialists from ItN Nanovation AG and RUSAL are studying
large-scale introduction of Nanocomp Metcast at RUSAL´s aluminium
smelters. RUSAL would become the first Russian company to use
innovative coatings from ItN Nanovation AG, joining a noteworthy list
of global metallurgy companies like Nordural (Iceland), Qatalum
(Qatar), Hydro (Norway), Talum (Slovenia), EMAL (United Arab
Emirates), Konzelmann Metallschmelzwerke (Germany), and AMAG Casting
(Austria).

UC RUSAL is the world´s largest producer of aluminium, accounting in
2010 for approximately 10% of global production of aluminium and 10%
of alumina. RUSAL employs 72,000 people in 19 countries, across 5
continents. RUSAL´s ordinary shares are listed on The Stock Exchange
of Hong Kong Limited (Stock code: 486). Global depositary shares
representing UC RUSAL´s ordinary shares are listed at the NYSE
Euronext Paris (RUSAL / RUAL). Russian depositary receipts
representing RUSAL´s ordinary shares are listed on MICEX (RUALR) and
RTS (RUAL) stock exchanges in Moscow.

Further inquiry note:
Herr Marc Mühlensiepen
Head of Financial Reporting
Tel.: +49 (681) 5001-819
E-Mail: marc.muehlensiepen@itn-nanovation.com

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company: ItN Nanovation AG
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phone: +49 (0)681 5001 460
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sector: Technology
ISIN: DE000A0JL461
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