KIEV, April 11 - Zaporizhia aluminum plant (ZALK), which is 97.6% owned by Russia's RUSAL, has started completion of temporary closing-down the electrolysis facility and from May the plant will stop production of virgin aluminium due to its unprofitability.

A company representative told Interfax-Ukraine that a decree to close the electrolysis facility from April 5 to April 28, 2011 was signed by ZALK director general Oleksandr Kotiuk.