DJ IAI: Aug World Aluminum Output Up 0.3% On Mo At 1.954 Tons

Mon. September 21, 2009; Posted: 06:13 AM

LONDON, Sep 21, 2009 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) -- IAL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Total world aluminum output in August rose by 6,000 metric tons, or 0.3%, to 1.954 million tons, from 1.948 million tons in July, according to figures released Monday by the International Aluminum Institute.

August's figure was down 221,000 tons, or 10.2%, on the year from 2.175 million tons.

Daily output in August was 63,000 tons, up from 62,800 tons in July and down from 70,200 tons in August 2008.

The IAI details production as follows, in thousands of tons:

Aug '09         Jul '09          Aug '08
Africa           143             143              146
North America    387             389              486
Latin America    212             211              228
Asia             377             373              335
West Europe      306             305              390
E/Central Europe 341             340              395
Oceania          188             187              195
Total           1.954           1.948            2.175

NOTE: The data included in this IAI Statistical Report have been derived exclusively from returns by the primary aluminum producers themselves. These producers may be either Members of the IAI or Official Correspondents, the latter being enterprises possessing, or which have possessed, effective control over primary aluminum production but which are not Members. Official Correspondents are approved by the Board of the Institute.

Neither sources outside the industry nor estimates are used.

Unwrought aluminum is aluminum in its basic cast form made from primary metal or from scrap and which is unworked in the metallurgical sense.

Total aluminum is unwrought aluminum plus unprocessed scrap, metal in process and finished semi-fabricated (mill) products.

Unwrought and total aluminum inventories are all relevant inventories over which primary aluminum producers have some degree of control, with the exception of metal included in LME or COMEX stock reports.

Further clarification can be found in "A Guide to the IPAI Statistical System - Revised Aluminum Inventory Reporting Guidelines" (dated Oct. 28, 1999), which is available from the IAI.

-By Matthew Walls, Dow Jones Newswires; +44 (0)20 7842 9412; matthew.walls@dowjones.com

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09-21-09 0613ET

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