Government seeks exemption from US ban for Aughinish

The government is continuing to press US authorities to prevent sanctions being slapped on the Russian parent company of Aughinish Alumina.

A briefing note prepared for Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said that the government was working with officials in Brussels, Washington DC and Moscow to find a solution for Aughinish, which is owned by Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s Rusal empire.

Aughinish’s management team briefed Coveney on its efforts to ...