UPDATE 2-Noranda Aluminum halts billet output at Missouri plant after blast
August 04, 2015 at 18:31 PM EDT
NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Noranda Aluminum has suspended output of aluminum billet extrusion at its New Madrid plant in Missouri after an explosion at the site, a spokesman said on Tuesday, a move that could relieve downward pressure on prices in the glutted market for the metal.