Chalco Cuts Aluminium Production in Guizhou due to Power Shortage

SHANGHAI (Interfax-China) -- The Aluminum Corporation of China Co. Ltd. (Chalco) [NYSE:ACH], China's largest alumina and aluminium producer, has cut primary aluminium production at two of its plants in southwestern China's Guizhou Province since mid-December last year due to power shortages in the province, officials from the two plants told Interfax today. 

Chalco Zunyi Aluminum, located in Guizhou's city of Zunyi, has reduced capacity by the equivalent of 60,000 tonnes since mid-December last year, a company official, who wished to remain anonymous said.

The company normally has an annual production capacity of 110,000 tonnes of primary aluminium, and produced 100,000 tonnes of primary aluminium in 2007. It relies solely _disibledevent="Times New Roman"> 

Copyright and Exemption Declaration :¢ÙAll articles, pictures and videos that are marked with "China Aluminum Network" on this website are copyright and belong to China Aluminium Network (www.alu.com.cn). When transshipment, any media, website or individual must list the source from "China Aluminium Network (www.alu.com.cn)". We seek legal actions against anyone that disobey this. ¢ÚArticles that marked as copy from others are for transferring more information to readers, do not represent or endorse their opinions or accuracy and reliability. When other media, website or individuals copy from our website, must keep the source. Anyone that changes the articles' sources will hold the responsibilities for copyright and law problems. We also seek legal actions against anyone that disobey this. ¢ÛIf any articles copied by our website concern the copyright and other problems, please contact us within one week.