Kazakhstan: aluminum output down in January-April 2019
In January-April Kazakhstan mined 1.3 million tons of aluminum ores, down by 22% YoY. Raw aluminum manufacture dropped by 9%, to 528.7 thousand tons. Pavlodar region accounted for 99% of the output, as the Kazakhstan Electrolysis Plant is situated there. In Q1, raw aluminum exports decreased by 31.2%, to 212.7 thousand tons, while sales on…