According to statistics released by the International Aluminum Institute (IAI), the global primary aluminum production totaled around 5.74 million tons in May this year, rising by 3.6% from the revised 5.54 million tons in the previous month and also hiking by 5.8% year on year.
The daily production of primary aluminum had a month-on-month increase of 0.27% to 185,300 tons, compared to 175,200 tons in May 2020.
During the same month, China's primary aluminum production hit a new high, reaching around 3.34 million tons, up by 4% month on month and 9% year on year, accounting for 58% of global production.
IAI: Global primary aluminum production rises in May m-o-m
23 Jun 2021 16:39 reported by Joy Liu
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