Brazil is expected to rank ninth in global aluminum production in 2023, up from 12th in 2022. This is due primarily to the restart of operations at the Alumar consortium in Maranhão, which had been suspended in 2015. As a result, Brazil will surpass the United States, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia in terms of production. In the future, it may even take the 8th place, which is currently Norway, a country that produces 1.4 million tonnes of the primary metal per year. The global leader, by far, is China, with 40 million tonnes of aluminum produced in 2022, according to the annual report of the Brazilian Aluminum Association (Abal). In 2022, metal companies in Brazil produced 811,000 tonnes, up 5.1% from the previous year,
Fontes: Valor Econômico/Datamar News