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Alcoa suspends output from part of Saudi smelter

16th October 2013

By: Henry Lazenby

Creamer Media Deputy Editor: North America

  

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TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – US-based aluminium producer Alcoa has temporarily stopped output from one of the two aluminium potlines at the Ma’aden-Alcoa joint venture (JV), which is in the start-up phase.

The company on Wednesday said the potline was stopped after a period of pot instability.

The JV, which comprises Alcoa and Saudi Arabian Mining, was actively working to restore the potline at the $10.8-billion facility, and was expected to be back on line between the first and second quarter of 2014.

Alcoa said its customers were not expected to be impacted as output from the second potline was being ramped up, and would now be accelerated.

There was no impact to any other part of the JV project, including the mine, refinery and rolling mill, which all remained on schedule.

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