Brazil Jan Primary Aluminum Output Down 5 pct

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Brazil's primary aluminum output fell 5 percent in January to 128,600 tonnes compared with 135,400 tonnes produced in the same month of 2009, the Brazilian Aluminum Association (ABAL) said on Thursday.

For the month of December 2009, production was 7 percent lower than the same month of 2008, falling to 128,600 tonnes.

Brazil is the world's sixth biggest aluminum producer.

Following is a table of comparative data for primary aluminum production by company for the month of January.

Volumes are in thousands of tonnes and variations are expressed as percentages.