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Home / Metal News / Primary aluminium output in Jan-Feb jumps 5% YoY: NBS

Primary aluminium output in Jan-Feb jumps 5% YoY: NBS

Mar 14, 2019 11:03

Source:SMM

Output of ten nonferrous metals rose 6.2% year on year in Jan-Feb

SHANGHAI, Mar 14 (SMM) – China's production of primary aluminium in January-February increased 5% year on year, to stand at 5.69 million mt, showed data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday March 14.

NBS data also showed that domestic output of ten nonferrous metals for the first two months of the year gained 6.2% from last year and registered 9.03 million mt.

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