Rusal Pushes Norilsk Nickel Board

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Russian aluminum producer United Co. Rusal requested an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in miner OAO Norilsk Nickel to elect a new expanded board of 13 members, the company said Friday.

Rusal, which owns a 25%-plus-two-shares stake in Norilsk, said the current board, controlled by tycoon Vladimir Potanin's investment vehicle Interros, is incapable of acting in the interests of all shareholders.

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