SHANGHAI, May 9 (SMM) – SMM surveys major producers in China’s base metal market every month to get first-hand production data, and the following table shows latest output data for April 2017.
|
|
Apr. (Preliminary Data) |
YoY |
Jan.-Apr.
|
YoY |
Mar. (Final Data) |
May (E) |
|
Copper cathode |
646 |
0.31% |
2553.5 |
1.65% |
642 |
627 |
|
Alumina |
5695 |
23.3% |
22331 |
23.7% |
5867 |
5815 |
|
Aluminum |
3031 |
21.5% |
12019 |
21.9% |
3112 |
3150 |
|
Primary lead |
224 |
-21.5% |
977 |
-9.5% |
262 |
229 |
|
Refined zinc |
413 |
-5.92% |
1711 |
0.18% |
430 |
406 |
|
Refined nickel |
12.9 |
-17.7% |
50.9 |
-11% |
11.8 |
12.9 |
|
NPI |
30.3 |
-6.7% |
129.5 |
11.76% |
32.5 |
25.5 |
|
Refined tin |
14.6 |
-3.8% |
59.4 |
10.8% |
16.2 |
14.2 |
Source: SMM
Unit: 1,000 tonne
Notes: 1. Data in final column (marked with an asterisk) has been revised. 2. NPI output refers to output in Ni content.
For reasons behind the change, please see SMM reports.
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