GUANGZHOU -- The aluminum manufacturing hub of Yunnan province in southern China is cutting back on production of the metal, amid severe water shortages that have hampered the area's hydroelectric power supply.
Successive production cuts stem from rainfall shortage last year

The Baihetan hydropower plant in China's Yunnan province. © Reuters
GUANGZHOU -- The aluminum manufacturing hub of Yunnan province in southern China is cutting back on production of the metal, amid severe water shortages that have hampered the area's hydroelectric power supply.