Brazil Primary Aluminum Output Fell 6.2% In April Vs Year Ago -Abal

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 16 -- Brazil produced 118,400 metric tons of primary aluminum in April, 6.2% less than in the same month last year, Brazilian aluminum association Abal reported.

Output in the first four months of the year fell 6.1% from a year ago to 473,100 tons, the association said in a statement Monday.

The fall in output was attributed to the closure of Novelis' Aratu smelter in Bahia state and lower production at Alcoa Inc.'s (AA) Pocos de Caldas works in Minas Gerais state and Votorantim Group's CBA smelter, Abal said.