Aluminium producer Alcoa has decided to begin to restart production at its Brazilian smelter Alumar immediately, with first output expected in the second quarter of 2022, the United States-headquartered company said on Monday September 20.
The unit, located in Brazil's northeastern Maranh??o state, has a capacity of 447,000 tonnes per year of aluminium, but production was completely halted in March 2015 after a series of capacity reductions. Alcoa owns 60% of its shares, while South32 holds a 40% stake.Capacity will be resumed at 268,000 tpy, equal to Alcoa's share of the facility....