Jan 8 (Reuters) - Alumina Ltd AWC.AX :
* Curtailment of point comfort refining capacity AWC.AX
* Says the curtailment includes the remaining 810,000 tonnes of production at the point comfort refinery in Texas, USA
* AWAC is expected to record a post-tax US GAAP charge in the fourth quarter of 2015 of approximately US$53 million "
* AWAC is expected to record post-tax charges of approximately US$12 million in the first half of 2016, all of which will be cash related"
* Notes Alcoa 's statement regarding decision to curtail one million tonnes of Alcoa (N:AA) world Alumina & chemicals' Alumina refining capacity by end of second quarter 2016
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