CHALCO to Cut Alumina Output by 0.6 – 0.7 Million Tons in Winter

Published: Nov 15, 2017 16:49

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CHALCO’s alumina capacity will decrease by over 2 million tons this winter and cut its output by 0.6 – 0.7 million tons.

SHANGHAI, Nov 15 (SMM) – According to Bloomberg, Lu Dongliang, vice general manager of Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (CHALCO), said in an interview in Fuzhou that CHALCO’s alumina capacity will decrease by over 2 million tons this winter and cut its output by 0.6 – 0.7 million tons. CHALCO’s aluminum capacity will not have a sharp increase in the following years as planned.

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