A deal that convinced the US to lift sanctions on companies linked to Oleg Deripaska may have helped restore order to the global aluminium market, but it's left the Russian billionaire himself increasingly isolated. A deal that convinced the US to lift sanctions on companies linked to Oleg Deripaska may have helped restore order to the global aluminium market, but it's left the Russian billionaire himself increasingly isolated. Deripaska has been missing from the VIP events he'd previously frequented and even fellow billionaire Vladimir Potanin says his rival's absence is being felt. It's almost a year to the day since the US announced sanctions on Deripaska and his businesses, throwing their operations and the global aluminium market into turmoil. En+, Rusal and Deripaska are ensuring that the agreement with OFAC is fully adhered to, a spokeswoman said.

Source: Irish Independent March 31, 2019 17:01 UTC