ABAL announced the figures of July/07 for primary aluminum production. According to the association, 141.9 thousand ton were produced in the month, a volume 3.7% above the production in July 2006. The accrued production from January to July amounted to 956.2 thousand ton, an increase of 2.9% compared to the same period in the previous year, when the production reached 929.1 thousand ton.
The results support the latest ABAL forecast, that points out to a 3.4% growth in the 2007 production, with the expectation of achieving 1,658 thousand ton of primary aluminum.
| Figures In Thousand Tons | 2006 | 2007 | Variation 2007/2006 (%) |
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| July | Jan-Jul | July | Jan-Jul | July | Jan-Jul | |
| ALBRAS | 39.0 | 267.0 | 38.9 | 267.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Alcoa | 30.7 | 204.3 | 30.8 | 211.7 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| -Pocos de Caldas | 8.2 | 55.7 | 8.0 | 55.7 | -2.4 | 0.0 |
| -Sao Luis | 22.5 | 148.6 | 22.8 | 156.0 | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| BHP Billiton | 15.2 | 103.3 | 15.2 | 103.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| CBA | 34.4 |
235.3 | 39.8 | 255.9 | 15.7 | 8.8 |
| Novelis | 9.4 | 63.7 | 9.3 | 63.7 | -1.1 | 0.0 |
| -Ouro Preto | 4.4 | 29.8 | 4.3 | 29.9 | -2.3 | 0.3 |
| -Aratu | 5.0 | 33.9 | 5.0 | 33.9 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| VALESUL | 8.2 | 55.5 | 7.9 | 53.9 | -3.7 | -2.9 |
| Total | 136.9 | 929.1 | 1413.9 | 956.2 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
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