CSO export figures on Aughinish alumina shipments to Russia are inaccurate, minister claims

Minister says an ongoing investigation has uncovered discrepancies in official data on alumina exports to Russia
Aughinish Alumina on the Shannon Estuary, Co Limerick. Picture: Dan Linehan

Aughinish Alumina on the Shannon Estuary, Co Limerick. Picture: Dan Linehan

Figures provided to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Aughinish Alumina’s exports to Russia are “inaccurate” and have overstated the volume of alumina exported to the country, according to enterprise minister Peter Burke.

In March, The Irish Times and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project published an investigation examining Aughinish’s alleged role in supporting Russia’s military industry.

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