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Off-spec billet prompts shutdown at ABI
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Alcoa Inc.’s ABI smelter in Bécancour, Quebec, has halted billet production as it seeks to resolve off-grade metal production problems.
"We are experiencing technical issues at the ABI smelter in Quebec and have stopped producing billet while we work to resolve the situation," an Alcoa spokesman told AMM. "We have (pinpointed) the source of the problem, and actions are being taken to minimize customer impact."
The smelter, which has a total capacity of about 400,000 tonnes of aluminum per year, can produce as much as 160,000 tonnes of billet in addition to foundry
"We are experiencing technical issues at the ABI smelter in Quebec and have stopped producing billet while we work to resolve the situation," an Alcoa spokesman told AMM. "We have (pinpointed) the source of the problem, and actions are being taken to minimize customer impact."
The smelter, which has a total capacity of about 400,000 tonnes of aluminum per year, can produce as much as 160,000 tonnes of billet in addition to foundry
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