Interfax, Russia
Oct 30 2009
Armenia cuts ferromolybdenum output 8.7% in 9 mths
YEREVAN Oct 30
Armenia reduced ferromolybdenum production 8.7% year-on-year in
January-September to 3,704 tonnes, the National Statistics Service
said.
Molybdenum concentrate production fell 4.7% to 6,320 tonnes.
Copper concentrate production grew, by 18.2% year-on-year to 61,641
tonnes. Converter copper production rose 7.6% to 5,198 tonnes but zinc
concentrate production fell 27.5% to 4,203 tonnes.
Armenia boosted aluminum foil production 78% year-on-year in
January-September to 15,478 tonnes. The Yerevan-based RUSAL-Armenal
plant, which is owned by Russian aluminum giant UC RUSAL, produced the
foil. It also produced 35.1 tonnes of other aluminum products, down
80.8% year-on-year.
Foil production fell 4.6% to 11,694 tonnes in 2008.
The foil mill was shut for an overhaul between 2004 and 2006. It
achieved full capacity for 25,000 tonnes of foil per year at the start
of 2009.