The Brazilian Aluminum Association – ABAL – announced the primary aluminum production in May 2010. According to the entity, the production in May reached a total of 130.9 thousand ton of primary aluminum, an increase of 1.4% compared to the same month in the previous year. The accrued production from January to May for the industry was 634.6 thousand ton, a volume 1.6% lower than the volume produced in the same period in 2009.

Unit: 1000 tons
Companies 2009 2010 Variation 2010/2009 (%) May Jan-May May Jan-May May Jan-May Albras (PA) 38.7- 189.3- 38.7- 184.2- 0,0- -2,7- Alcoa Poços de Caldas (MG) São Luís (MA) 27.3- 5.4- 21.9- 135.6- 27.7- 107.9- 29.4- 7.6- 21.8- 143.3- 34.1- 109.2- 7,7- 40,7- -0,5- 5,7- 23,1- 1,2- BHP Billiton (MA) 14.6- 71.8- 14.5- 71.5- -0,7- -0,4- CBA (SP) 40.2- 194.6- 40.2- 196.2- 0,0- 0,8- Novelis Ouro Preto (MG) Aratu (BA) 8.3- 4.1- 4.2- 42.5- 19.9- 22.6- 8.1- 4.2- 3.9- 39.4- 20.1- 19.3- -2,4- 2,4- -7,1- -7,3- 1,0- -14,6- Valesul (RJ) 0.0- 10.8- 0.0- 0.0- 0,0- -100,0- Total 129.1- 644.6- 130.9- 634.6- 1,4- -1,6-