22 JULY 2011bloomberg.com
Hulamin Says It Can Meet Raw Material Needs If BHP Stops Supply of Slabs
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Hulamin Ltd. (HLM), Africa’s biggest maker of fabricated aluminum products, said it will be able to provide for its own raw material needs even if BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) halts its supply of so-called rolling-slabs in June next year.
Hulamin, which is based in the South African town of Pietermaritzburg, buys about 90,000 metric tons of aluminum slab from BHP to produce aluminum sheet, foil and plate. In 2008 BHP said it would close part of its Bayside aluminum smelter in the town of Richards Bay, cutting its ability to supply Hulamin.
Hulamin, which is based in the South African town of Pietermaritzburg, buys about 90,000 metric tons of aluminum slab from BHP to produce aluminum sheet, foil and plate. In 2008 BHP said it would close part of its Bayside aluminum smelter in the town of Richards Bay, cutting its ability to supply Hulamin.
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