Sales volumes for Brazilian aluminium producer Companhia Brasileira de Alum?-nio (CBA) totaled 405,000 tonnes in 2018, an increase from 367,000 tonnes in the previous year, parent company Votorantim said in its earnings report published on Tuesday April 2.
The figure was comprised of primary aluminium and downstream products. CBA makes ingots, billets, bars, foils, sheets and sections.Most of the growth came from "higher trading activity and exports," the company said.Domestic aluminium shipments for the whole industry were higher last year, rising to 1.32 million tonnes from 1.2 million tonnes in 2017, according to estimates from national association Abal."The...