According to statistics from the US’ Aluminum Association, in the first half this year, the production of primary aluminum in the US totaled around 568,000 tons, up by 40.4% compared to the same period a year ago.
During the same period, Canada produced a total of around 1.42 million tons of primary aluminum, dropping by 2.7% year on year, according to the Aluminum Association of Canada (AAC).
Based on the total production in the US and Canada, the production of primary aluminum in North America amounted to approximately 1.99 million tons from January to June of this year, which was up by 6.7% from the same period a year earlier.
North American aluminum production rises in H1 2019 y-o-y
12 Jul 2019 13:18 reported by Joy Liu
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