RUSAL says to cut Guinea alumina output for 1 mth

MOSCOW, June 25 (Reuters) - Russia's UC RUSAL plans to return to normal production levels at its Guinea alumina plant in August after reducing output by more than 50 percent from July 1, spokeswoman Vera Kurochkina said on Thursday. A RUSAL executive in the west African country told Reuters on Wednesday that the plant will reduce alumina output to 20,000 tonnes from the current 52,000 tonne level from July 1. [ID:nLO401477] RUSAL, the world's largest aluminium producer, reduced overall aluminium production by 7 percent in the first quarter, and alumina production by 25 percent. It has said it wants to reduce alumina output by 3.9 million tonnes by the end of 2009.