Press Metal sees up to 15% higher aluminium production by year-end

KUALA LUMPUR: Press Metal Bhd is looking at a 10-12% increase in aluminium production by year-end as phase two of its smelting facility in Samalaju Industrial Park, Sarawak, is running at full capacity.

Group chief executive officer Datuk Paul Koon Poh Keong said the higher production was due to the expansion of its Samalaju smelter plant which was currently producing about 320,000 tonnes of aluminium.