In the first half of 2004 Aluminium of Kazakhstan increased alumina output by 3%

/REUTERS, Almaty, July 13, 04/ - The only alumina producer in Central Asia - Aluminium of Kazakhstan - in the first half of 2004 increased alumina output by 3% up to 720,000 tons, informed the press-service of Eurasian Industrial Association, which comprises the venture. Besides Aluminium of Kazakhstan, Eurasian Industrial Association includes TNC Kazchrome, Sokolovsk-Sarbay ore mining and processing group (SSOMPG - major supplier of Russian Magnitogorsk metallurgy complex), Eurasian energy corporation (EEC) and coal Shubarkol Komir JSC. Following is results of activity of the venture in first half of 2004 and 2003 (th. tons unless otherwise specified): ------------------------------------------------------ Jan-June Jan-June 2004 2003 ---------------------------------- -------- -------- Aluminium of Kazakhstan alumina production (th. tons) 720.0 700.0 ---------------------------------- -------- -------- Kazchrome ferroalloys production (th. tons) 534.2 532.0 chrome ore extraction (th. tons) 1,586.7 1,283.1 ---------------------------------- -------- -------- SSOMPG iron-ore concentrate 7,474.9 7,252.0 production (th. tons) ---------------------------------- -------- -------- EEC electrical energy production 4,960.4 4.701.5 (m. kWt/h) salable coal extraction (th. tons) 5,564.6 5,839.3 ---------------------------------- -------- -------- Shyubarkol Komir coal extraction (th. tons) 1,208.5 1,361.9 ------------------------------------------------------ [2004-07-13]