Ang pinagsama-samang pinababang kapasidad ng produksyon sa Europa ay umabot na sa paligid 1.538 milyong tonelada sa ngayon, accounting para sa 15% of the total primaryaluminum productioncapacity in Europe.In 2021, the European aluminum smelters cut their production by 928,000 tons due to soaring energy prices, accounting para sa 12.4% of the total annual output in Europe.With the current surging energy prices, it was expected that more aluminum smelters will cut output in the fourth quarter of this year.
