Brazil Nov primary aluminum output falls

SAO PAULO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Brazil's primary aluminum output fell 9.2 percent in November to 123,700 tonnes, compared with the 136,200 tonnes produced in the same month last year, the Brazilian Aluminum Association (ABAL) said on Wednesday. Production in the first 11 months of this year reached 1.4 million tonnes, a drop of 7.6 percent compared with the same period of 2008, Abal said. Data showed the largest cut in production came from Alcoa's Pocos de Caldas unit, in Minas Gerais state. Brazil is the world's sixth biggest aluminum producer. Following is a table of comparative data for primary aluminum production by company for the month of November. Volumes are in thousands of tonnes and variations are expressed as percentages. MONTHLY OUTPUT: 2008 2009 Variation NOVEMBER NOVEMBER Nov/Nov ALBRAS 37.8 37.2 -1.6 ALCOA 30.0 26.5 -11.7 - Pocos de Caldas 8.0 5.3 -33.8 - Sao Luis 22.0 21.2 -3.6 BHP BILLITON 14.7 14.1 -4.1 CBA 38.4 38.0 1.0 NOVELIS 9.0 7.9 -12.2 - Ouro Preto 4.0 4.0 0.0 - Aratu 5.0 3.9 -22.0 VALESUL 6.3 - - ................................................ BRAZIL TOTAL 136.2 123.7 -9.2 (Reporting by Peter Murphy)