1.   Alunorte will allow Brazil to reduce the alumina imports, the product that is made into primary aluminum.

2.   Gutters made with primary aluminum are the better choice because the thickness of the stock is consistent.

3.   Primary aluminum ingot is used to make finished products such as auto parts and construction materials.

4.   The demand for primary aluminum is expected to be flat and stocks may increase as competitors restart idle smelting capacity, Comalco said.

5.   U.S. aluminum companies are expected to post sharply higher third-quarter earnings, buoyed by steeper prices for primary aluminum, sheets for cans and other products.

6.   Alcoa dropped as the company announced plans to restart primary aluminum production to meet growing global demand.

7.   The company said the reprocessed metal will be equal in quality to primary aluminum.

8.   The Houston-based producer of alumina, primary aluminum and fabricated aluminum products is expected to continue general operations as it restructures.

9.   Because of its conductivity properties, carbon cathode block is commonly used in aluminum smelters or pots in the production of primary aluminum.