The Brazilian Aluminum Association- ABAL- announced the figures of March – and the year-to-date production in the first quarter of 2010 – of the Brazilian production of primary aluminum. Along the first three months of the year, the industry produced a total of 377.5 thousand ton, with a drop by 2.9% compared to the same period in the previous year. Keeping the analysis to the result of March only, production amounted to 131.7 thousand ton, a decline of 0.9% compared to March 2009.

Unit: 1000 tons
Companies 2009 2010 Variation 2010/2009 (%) March Jan-Mar March Jan-Mar March Jan-Mar Albras (PA) 38.9- 112.9- 37.5- 108.3- -3,6- -4,1- Alcoa Poços de Caldas (MG) São Luís (MA) 27.6- 5.5- 22.1- 81.7- 17.0- 64.7- 31.3- 7.4- 23.9- 85.6- 19.2- 66.4- 13,4- 34,5- 8,1- 4,8- 12,9- 2,6- BHP Billiton (MA) 14.7- 43.1- 14.6- 43.0- -0,7- -0,2- CBA (SP) 39.9- 115.7- 40.2- 117.1- 0,8- 1,2- Novelis Ouro Preto (MG) Aratu (BA) 8.6- 4.0- 4.6- 26.0- 11.9- 14.1- 8.1- 4.1- 4.0- 23.5- 11.9- 11.6- -5,8- 2,5- -13,0- -9,6- 0,0- -17,7- Valesul (RJ) 3.2- 9.5- 0.0- 0.0- -100,0- -100,0- Total 132.9- 388.9- 131.7- 377.5- -0,9- -2,9-