Alcoa expects to book $121 million in charges in fourth quarter

Alcoa Corp. on Tuesday said it expects to book restructuring-related charges of $90 million in the fourth quarter from the closure of its alumina refinery and bauxite mines in Suriname. The metals company will also record $31 million in impairment charges for its stake in a gas field in Western Australia after determining that exploration activities do not support its carrying value. The combined impact of these charges will be 66 cents a share. Aloca’s stock was unchanged in the late session after closing up 2.7%.

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