VOL. XXXVII

NO. 43

25-JULY-1994

Egypt

Egyptalum Delays Expansion Plans

Egypt's only aluminium smelter has delayed plans to raise productioncapacity, in solidarity with producers who have made output cuts in support ofworld prices. Mr. Galal Lutfi, Commercial Director of Egypt Company forAluminium (Egyptalum), told Reuters on 17 July that his company had originallyplanned to raise capacity from 180,000 tons to 240,000 tons a year, but haddelayed its expansion plans after the cutback decision by...