The Brazilian Aluminum Association (Associação Brasileira do Alumínio - ABAL) announces the primary aluminum production figures for May/07. According to the association, 141.8 thousand ton were produced in May, a volume 2,9% above the volume recorded in May of the previous year. The accrued volume of Jan. to May, amounted to 677 thousand ton, an increase of 2.7% compared to the same period in the previous year, when the production reached 659 thousand ton.
Companies | 2006 | 2007 | Variation 2007/2006(%) | |||
May | Jan-May | May | Jan-May | May | Jan-May | |
Albras | 39.2 | 190.1 | 39.0 | 190.6 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
Alcoa | 31.0 | 8.2 | 22.8 | 143.0 | 39.7 | 103.3 |
Pocos de Caldas | 30.9 | 8.2 | 22.7 | 150.9 | 39.9 | 111.0 |
Sao Luís | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
BHP Billiton | 15.6 | 73.6 | 15.2 | 73.8 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
CBA | 34.5 | 167.7 | 39.7 | 177.7 | 15.1 | 6.0 |
Novelis | 9.4 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 45.3 | 21.2 | 24.1 |
Ouro Preto | 9.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 45.3 | 21.3 | 24.0 |
Aratu | -1.1 | 0.0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
Valesul | 8.1 | 39.3 | 7.7 | 38.7 | -4.9 | -1.5 |
Total | 137.8 | 659.0 | 141.8 | 677.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 |