Eurasian industrial association increased output by 5% in 2004

/REUTERS, Almaty, Tatyana Seroshtanova, January 14, 05/ - Companies- founders of Eurasian industrial association increased commodity output in the year 2004 by 5%, EIA's public relations department said on Thursday. The staff of Eurasian industrial association comprises Aluminium of Kazakhstan, TNC Kazchrome (unites Aktyubinsk and Aksu ferroalloy plants and Donskoy ore-mining and processing plant), Sokolovsko-Sarbayskoye production unit, Eurasian energy corporation (EEC), which is situated in Pavlodar region and since year 2003 comprises coal open-pit Shubarkol Komir JSC in Karaganda region. EIA and Russian aluminium producer RusAl in 2004 declare about their plans to build in Kazakhstan an aluminium plant with the capacity of 0.5 m. tonnes a year and a plant for alumina production with the capacity of 1.5 m. tonnes. Below are results of these companies' activities in 2004: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Volume of Growth, % commodity output to 2003 ------------------------------------ ---------------- --------- Aluminium of Kazakhstan alumina (m. tonnes) 1.465 +4.0 Kazchrome ferroalloys (m. tonnes) 1.277 +2.0 ore (m. tonnes) 3.267 +12.0 manganese concentrate (m. tonnes) 0.279 +18.0 SSPU iron ore raw stuff (m. tonnes) 14.6 +6.0 EEC electrical power output (m. Kwt. h.) 9.717 +4.0 commercial coal output (m. tonnes) 10.525 -4.0 SHUBARKOL KOMIR coal output (m. tonnes) 4.098 -4.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- [2005-01-14]