Aluminium of Kazakhstan increased alumina output by 3% in January - September of 2004

/REUTERS, Almaty, October 6, 04/ - The only alumina producer in Central Asia - Aluminium of Kazakhstan OJSC - in January-September of 2004 increased alumina output by 3% relative to similar period of last year up to 1,091 m tonnes, informed the press-service of Eurasian industrial association, in the staff of which the venture is. Aluminium of Kazakhstan does not output aluminium producing only raw stuff for it - alumina. In 2003 it produced 1.416 million tonnes of alumina, major part was exported to Russia's aluminium plants. The staff of Eurasian industrial association also comprises TNC Kazchrome (unites Aktyubinsk amd Aksu plants of ferroalloys and Don ore mining and processing combine), Sokolovsko-Sarbayskoye ore mining and processing amalgamation (SSOMPA), Eurasian energy corporation (EEC) in Pavlodar oblast and coal open cast Shubarkol Komir JSC in Karaganda oblast. Following is results of these ventures' activities in January-September of 2004: -------------------------------------------------------------- Jan- as % rel. to Jan- Sep, Sep, 2003 2004 -------------------------------- --------- ----------------- Aluminium of Kazakhstan alumina output (tonnes) 1,091,000 +3.0 -------------------------------- --------- ----------------- Kazchrome ferroalloys output (tonnes) 949,000 +1.0 ore extraction (tonnes) 2,451,000 +18.0 -------------------------------- --------- ----------------- SSOMPA iron-ore concentrate output (tonnes) 3,792,000 +14.0 pellets output (tonnes) 7,006,000 +7.0 -------------------------------- --------- ----------------- EEC electrical energy production (m. kWt/h) 7,118 +5.0 salable coal extraction (tonnes) 7,596,000 -3.0 -------------------------------- --------- ----------------- Shyubarkol Komir coal extraction (tonnes) 2,593,000 +4.0 -------------------------------------------------------------- [2004-10-06]