According to the statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of China, the production of Chinese 10 non-ferrous metals totaled around 4.7 million tons in May, which was up by 2.2% compared to the same month a year ago. Among them, the output of aluminum was 4.9 million tons, a year-on-year growth of 4.8%; that of copper was around 1.57 million tons, a year-on-year hike of 9.9%.
In the first 5 months of this year, the production of these 10 non-ferrous metals in China amounted to approximately 23.4 million tons, up by 4% compared to the same period a year earlier. Among them, the output of aluminum was 22 million tons roughly, up by 6.5% year on year; that of copper was 6.85 million tons roughly, rising by 11.7% year on year.
Chinese aluminum output climbs in May y-o-y
18 Jun 2019 14:17 reported by Joy Liu
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