BHPB updates on aluminium production
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Friday, 19 Oct 2012
Alumina - The ramp up of the Worsley Efficiency & Growth project (Australia) and continued strong operating performance at the Alumar refinery (Brazil) contributed to record alumina production in the September 2012 quarter.
| SEP 2012 QTR | SEPQ12 vs SEPQ11 | SEPQ12 vs JUNQ12 | |
| Alumina ('000 tonnes) | 1,170 | 10% | 13% |
| Aluminium ('000 tonnes) | 270 | -14% | 9% |
Aluminium - Production was higher than the June 2012 quarter as potline capacity at Hillside (South Africa) recovered following a major unplanned outage in the March 2012 quarter. Operations are expected to progressively return to full technical capacity by the end of the 2012 calendar year.
Source - BHP Billiton
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