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NBS: China's Output of Base Metals in August 2011

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NBS: China's Output of Base Metals

SHANGHAI,Sep. 13(SMM) -- On Sep. 13th, the National Bureau of Statistics released China’s output of base metals in August 2011, with details listed below (unit: mt):

  Aug. YoY (%) July MoM (%) Jan.– Aug. YoY (%)
Refined Copper 518,000 29.2 478,000 8.4 3,642,000 16.3
Primary Aluminum 1,546,000 21.9 1,548,000 -0.1 11,742,000 8.9
zinc 406,000 -4.2 425,000 -4.5 3,410,000 5.4
Lead 394,000 1.5 354,000 11.3 3,086,000 17.5
Nickel  29,273 91.9 27,108 8.0 193,202 52.6
Tin  14,316 11.9 12,151 17.8 103,536 8.9
Magnesium 60,000 5.3 62,000 -3.2 504,000 14.0
Titanium Sponge    6,000 0.0 8,000 -25.0 59,000 20.4
Mercury  127 -21.9 - - 870 -8.0
             
Metal Content in Ores            
Copper  115,000 13.9 114,000 0.9 855,000 16.2
alumina 2,985,000 22.2 2,978,000 0.2 23,450,000 19.3
Zinc 378,000 20.4 364,000 3.8 2,631,000 12.2
Lead 953,000 406.9 - - 2,319,000 80.3
Tin 7,000 0.0 - - 60,000 13.2
Tungsten  11,097 -3.8 - - 79,905 4.9
Antimony  8,000 -11.1 - - 77,000 4.1
Molybdenum  19,791 20.8 - - 156,358 16.7
             
Semis             
Copper Semis 1,006,000 23.3 959,000 4.9 7,133,000 19.1
aluminum semis 2,364,000 28.3 2,304,000 2.6 17,662,000 31.8
Including:            
aluminum profile 0 + - - 0 +
Aluminum Plate 0 + - - 0 +
Aluminum Strip  0 + - - 0 +
Aluminum Foil  0 + - - 0 +
aluminum alloy 348,000 23.4 332,000 4.8 2,483,000 18.6
Power Cable (km) 2,754,000 15.3 - - 19,418,000 19.1
(Source: National Bureau of Statistics)

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