Aughinish hoping to avoid being unintended victim of sanctions on Russia 

Aughinish potentially has the most to lose out should the West escalate its sanctions in an uncontrolled way

The Aughinish Alumina refinery on the Shannon Estuary is owned by Rusal, a Russian mining-to-manufacturing global conglomerate. 

As the West prepares to roll out its next wave of sanctions on Russia, Rusal Aughinish and the 500 people working at its huge alumina smelter in the Shannon Estuary will be hoping that lightning doesn’t strike twice.

The facility which includes a port is based on the Co Limerick shore and its smelter has for almost three decades glowed in the night sky across the waters of the estuary.