testing of an environmentally friendly and competitive Soderberg aluminium electrolysis technology; engineering and testing of electrolysing cells using inert anodes; improving the RA- developing and testing energy-efficient electrolysing cells; developing and testing aluminium-zirconium alloy production technologies for the electronics industry; developing alternative binding material technology; developing zero-waste production of alumina (treatment of red mud); developing technologies for producing alumina from low-grade domestic raw materials.