Associação Brasileira do Alumínio

Primary aluminum production reaches 1.5 million ton in 2009

1.6 thousand ton were produced in December

The Brazilian Aluminum Association – ABAL announced the primary aluminum production in 2009. According to the entity, 1.535,9 thousand ton were produced along the year, corresponding to a drop by 7.5% compared to the previous year, when the production amounted to 1.661,1 thousand ton. In December, 128.6 thousand ton were produced, a volume 7% lower than the production of December 2008.

Brazilian Primary Aluminum Production
Per Company

Unit: 1000 tons

Companies

2008

2009

Variation 2009/2008
(%)

December

Jan-Dec

December

Jan-Dec

December

Jan-Dec

Albras

(PA)

39.1-

459.3-

37.5-

454.3-

-4,1-

-1,1-

Alcoa

Poços de Caldas	(MG)
São Luís	(MA)

30.9-

8.3-

22.6-

370.5-

97.2-

273.3-

27.8-

5.5-

22.3-

325.8-

65.3-

260.5-

-10,0-

-33,7-

-1,3-

-12,1-

-32,8-

-4,7-

BHP Billiton

(MA)

15.1-

180.7-

15.0-

173.5-

-0,7-

-4,0-

CBA

(SP)

39.7-

465.7-

40.2-

471.3-

1,3-

1,2-

Novelis

Ouro Preto	(MG)
Aratu	(BA)

9.3-

4.2-

5.1-

99.2-

40.5-

58.7-

8.1-

4.1-

4.0-

100.2-

48.2-

52.0-

-12,9-

-2,4-

-21,6-

1,0-

19,0-

-11,4-

Valesul

(RJ)

4.2-

85.7-

0.0-

10.8-

-100,0-

-87,4-

Total

138.3-

1,661.1-

128.6-

1,535.9-

-7,0-

-7,5-

Source:

Primary producers

Published: January/2010
Source: ABAL - Associação Brasileira do Alumínio

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