31 Dec 2012
Processing Shutdown for Aluminum in Venezuela
A Venezuelan smelter was closed in late 2012 due to falling aluminum prices and power shortages.
Venezuela production
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A Venezuelan smelter was closed in late 2012 due to falling aluminum prices and power shortages.
Power shortages forced the shutdown of two potlines at the 210,000‑t/yr Alcasa smelter in December 2009.
Alcoa sold Alreyven, a small extrusion company in Venezuela, to Topes Y Techos S.A.
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