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SMM 2017 Copper & Aluminum Summit: China Aluminum Consumption to Peak in 2020

Mar 27, 2017 11:16

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China has topped the list of global aluminum producing countries from 2001, with total output of 230 million tonnes over the past 16 years, SMM reported from the SMM 2017 Copper & Aluminum Summit.

SHANGHAI, Mar. 27 (SMM) – China has topped the list of global aluminum producing countries from 2001, with total output of 230 million tonnes over the past 16 years, SMM reported from the SMM 2017 Copper & Aluminum Summit.

Aluminum consumption reached 24 kilograms per capita in 2016, with 130 kilograms reserves per capita which totaled 178 million tonnes.

China will enter peak aluminum consumption period in 2020, and per capita consumption will hover above 35 kilograms.

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