Factbox: Europe's aluminium smelters cut output as power crunch intensifies

Aluminium material from the Magnitude 7 Metals LLC aluminium smelter in New Madrid, Missouri
Aluminium material from the Magnitude 7 Metals LLC aluminium smelter, which is reopening and taking on hundreds of local workers, in New Madrid, Missouri, U.S., May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht

LONDON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Soaring electricity prices in Europe have triggered cuts in the energy-intensive production of aluminium. read more

Europe's aluminium output capacity is around 4.5 million tonnes. Of that, about 1 million tonnes has been taken offline since 2021 and another 500,000 tonnes is under threat, analysts at Citi say.

Following is a list of smelters that have cut production.

Source: Companies, Macquarie, Citi

Reporting by Peter Hobson; editing by Jason Neely

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