Maintaining an output above 1 million tonnes during April-June 2024, South America registered a total alumina production of 3.094 million tonnes, up by 2.82 per cent from 3.009 million tonnes in Q1 2024 and 10.26 per cent higher than 2.806 million tonnes in Q2 2023.
South America’s total alumina production in H1 2024 was 6.103 million tonnes, an increase of 3.86 per cent from 5.876 million tonnes. With the increase in production, South America’s contribution to the global alumina output rose from 8.47 per cent to 8.6 per cent.
US primary aluminium production shows a 4% monthly rebound in October, but no positive change seen in YTD output
