IAI: Global Aluminum Output Slides in April

Published: May 25, 2017 15:11 (GMT+8)

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Global aluminum output dropped slightly in April compared with March, but grew from a year ago, data from the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) showed.

SHANGHAI, May 25 (SMM) – Global aluminum output dropped slightly in April compared with March, but grew from a year ago, data from the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) showed.

According to the IAI, aluminum production worldwide totaled 4.88 million tonnes in April, down 16,000 tonnes from March, but up 242,000 tonnes from the same period last year. Aluminum output outside China was 2.11 million tonnes in April, down from March’s revised figure of 2.19 million tonnes.

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