date:Oct 11, 2012
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But lower industrial demand in China meant Alcoa, the biggest US aluminium producer, trimmed its expectations for global demand for the metal. Consumption would rise 6% this year, Alcoa said, a reduction on the 7% prediction it made in July. We do see a slight slowdown in some regions in end- markets, and the main driver for this is China, it said.