Brazil aluminum output off 9% in October

Nov 25, 2009 | 10:24 AM |

Brazil produced 128,900 tonnes of primary aluminum last month, a 9-percent drop from 141,600 tonnes in October last year and the lowest monthly tonnage thus far this year.

Cia. Brasileira do Aluminio was the largest producer in October, with output of 40,100 tonnes up 1.5 percent from a year earlier, according to Associação Brasileira do Alumínio, the national aluminum....





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