Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015. For the quarter, excluding special items, EPS was a $0.25 loss versus a $0.08 loss in second quarter 2014. The company reported sales of $332.7 million compared to $345.9 million, operating loss of $17.3 million compared to operating income of $2.7 million, loss before income taxes of $33.4 million compared to $10.0 million, net loss of $25.4 million or $0.37 per diluted share compared to $7.6 million or $0.11 per diluted share, cash provided by operating activities of $8.5 million compared to $2.3 million, capital expenditures of $20.3 million compared to $18.0 million and adjusted EBITDA of $19.4 million compared to $30.4 million for the last year.

For the six months, the company reported sales of $678.3 million compared to $657.5 million, operating loss of $6.0 million compared to $8.4 million, loss before income taxes of $35.6 million compared to $33.9 million, net loss of $28.1 million or $0.41 per diluted share compared to $24.4 million or $0.36 per diluted share, cash provided by operating activities of $38.0 million compared to cash used in operating activities of $17.2 million, capital expenditures of $43.8 million compared to $31.1 million and adjusted EBITDA of $53.3 million compared to $41.1 million for the last year.