China’s southwestern province of Yunnan has ordered producers of electrolytic aluminum to reduce their power usage this week, the companies told Reuters on Tuesday.
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The companies had already cut power consumption by 5% from normal use for Sept. 10 to Sept. 12, following an order issued by the Dali Power Supply Bureau, part of the Yunnan Power Grid. “This affects about 10% of our capacity,” said one source at a major smelter, with an annual capacity of 900,000 tonnes electrolytic aluminum.
Yunnan, with an annual operating capacity of 5.25 million tonnes electrolytic aluminum, accounts for around 10% of China’s capacity.
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