Brazil May primary aluminum output down 7.7 pct

SAO PAULO, June 15 (Reuters) - Brazil's primary aluminum output fell 7.7 percent in April to 129,100 tonnes, compared to the 139,900 tonnes produced in the same month last year, the Brazilian Aluminum Association (ABAL) said. Production at larger plants like Albras in Parana state and CBA in Sao Paulo, was little changed from the same month a year ago before the financial crisis erupted. Output was down more than a third, however, at the Alcoa plant in Pocos de Caldas. Brazil is the world's sixth biggest aluminum producer. Following are tables of comparative data for primary aluminum production by Brazilian company for the month of May. Volumes are in thousands of tonnes and variations are expressed as percentages. MONTHLY OUTPUT: 2008 2009 Variation MAY MAY MAY/MAY ALBRAS 39.0 38.7 -0.8 ALCOA 31.4 27.3 -13.1 - Pocos de Caldas 8.3 5.4 -34.9 - Sao Luis 23.1 21.9 -5.2 BHP BILLITON 15.3 14.6 -4.6 CBA 39.3 40.2 2.3 NOVELIS 7.4 8.3 12.2 - Ouro Preto 2.5 4.1 64.0 - Aratu 4.9 4.2 -14.3 VALESUL 7.5 - - BRAZIL TOTAL 139.9 129.1 -7.7