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South American primary aluminum output increases by 8% in Jun y-o-y

26 Jul 2019 14:59 reported by Jordan Huang

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According to statistics from the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), South American primary aluminum output in June increased by nearly 8% year on year, achieving 95,000 tons.

In the first half of 2019, the total metal output in South America was 515,000 tons, which decreased by 15.57% or approximately 10 tons compared to the same period a year ago.

The global output of primary aluminum in the first quarter this year was around 16 million tons, most of which was produced from Asian countries.