Aluminium Association
North America ships 4.9 percent less primary aluminum in the Q4 of 2012
Edited by : AL CIRCLE
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Shipments of primary aluminum by North American producers totaled 1,221 thousand metric tonnes (kmt) in the fourth quarter of 2012, off 4.9 percent from the fourth quarter 2011 total of 1,284 kmt. Shipments of primary billet were up 5.4 percent year-over-year while shipments of foundry ingot increased 15.7 percent during the same period. Compared to the previous quarter, shipments of primary rose 4.2 percent. Preliminary shipments for 2012 totaled 4,821 kmt, off 2.7 percent from the 2011 total of 4,953 kmt.
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