MOSCOW, Sep 13, 2010 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) -- Kazakhstan produced 1.24 million metric tons of primary aluminum in the first eight months of the year, an increase of 7.9% on the year, the state statistics agency said Monday.

Copper output rose 7.8% to 229,950 tons, while zinc output fell 4.1% to 212,794 tons, the agency said.