ALUMINIUM
Noranda Aluminum has suspended output of aluminium billet extrusion at its New Madrid plant, in Missouri, after an explosion at the site, a spokesperson said on Tuesday, a move that could relieve downward pressure on prices in the glutted market for the metal.
The blast took place at about 12:30 local time at the cast house, which produces about 91 000 tonnes a year of billet, used in construction and automobiles, Noranda spokesperson John Parker said. There was no indication as to when production would resume.
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