Rusal to cut Jamaica alumina output
Dec 16, 2008 | 11:14 AM
| Tom Jennemann
United Co. Rusal said it will curtail about 420,000 tonnes per year of alumina production at its West Indies Alumina Co. (Windalco) unit in Jamaica due to high production costs and declining commodity prices.
The Moscow-based company said that it plans on cutting around 4 percent of aluminum production and 9 percent of alumina production globally, which equates to 180,000 tonnes a year of aluminum and 970,000 tonnes of alumina.
Rusal said that about 43 percent of the alumina cuts will come at Windalco, with the remaining 550,000 tonnes being cut in Sardinia, Italy. ....
To access AMM's full content, please log in below. If you do not have an AMM account, we invite you to take a free trial or subscribe below.
Already a registered amm.com user?
Access to amm.com editorial content is granted only to paid subscribers and trialists. If you do not have an active account in your own name, please either subscribe or take a trial and you will have instant access to amm.com content. Sharing your login credentials with individuals who are not subscribers represents a violation of AMM copyright.
Every morning, every minute — no matter how often you follow the markets, there's an AMM subscription to fit your needs.
Subscribe Now
Click Here
Not sure if you are ready to invest in a subscription right now? Take a free, no-obligation trial. Start your free trial today.
Take a Free trial
Click Here