The Brazilian Aluminum Association- ABAL announced the of August/07 for primary aluminum production. According to the Association, 142.3 thousand ton were produced in the month, a volume 4.6% above the production of August 2006. The accrued production from January to August achieved 1,098.5 thousand ton, which are equivalent to a 3.1% increase compared to the same period in the previous year, when the production amounted to 1,065.1 thousand ton.
The results support ABAL´s latest forecast, which expected a 3.5% production increase in 2007, in a total amount of 1,661 thousand ton of primary aluminum.
| Figures In Thousand Tons | 2006 | 2007 | Variation 2007/2006 (%) |
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| August | Jan-Aug | August | Jan-Aug | August | Jan-Aug | |
| ALBRAS | 38.9 | 305.9 | 39.0 | 306.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Alcoa | 30.7 | 235.0 | 31.1 | 242.8 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| -Pocos de Caldas | 8.2 | 63.9 | 8.2 | 63.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| -Sao Luis | 22.5 | 171.1 | 22.9 | 178.9 | 1.8 | 4.6 |
| BHP Billiton | 14.6 | 117.9 | 15.2 | 118.9 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| CBA | 34.3 |
269.6 | 39.8 | 295.7 | 16.0 | 9.7 |
| Novelis | 9.4 | 73.1 | 9.3 | 73.0 | -1.1 | -0.1 |
| -Ouro Preto | 4.4 | 34.2 | 4.2 | 34.1 | -4.5 | -0.3 |
| -Aratu | 5.0 | 38.9 | 5.1 | 38.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| VALESUL | 8.1 | 63.6 | 7.9 | 61.9 | -2.5 | -2.8 |
| Total | 136.0 | 1,065.1 | 142.3 | 1,098.5 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
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