U.S. Primary Aluminum Production Up, Scrap Use Down

摘要

Based on Aluminum Association surveys, the U.S. annual rate of primary aluminum production totaled 2,781,753 metric tons (tons) during May 2008, an increase of 12.4 percent over the May 2007 total of 2,475,771 tons. Compared to the previous mouth, the annual rate of production rose one-tenth of one percent over the April 2008 annual rate of 2,779,160 metric tons.