Primary aluminium output in Jan-Apr jumps 4.1% YoY: NBS

Published: May 15, 2019 11:57 (GMT+8)

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This followed after a year-on-year rise of 3.9% in Jan-Mar, standing at 8.57 million mt

SHANGHAI, May 15 (SMM) – China's production of primary aluminium in January-April increased 4.1% year on year, to stand at 11.48 million mt, showed data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday May 15.

This followed after a year-on-year rise of 3.9% in January-March, standing at 8.57 million mt.

Output of primary aluminium in April expanded 3.9% from a year ago, to 2.92 million mt, after increased 3.4% year on year in March.

NBS data also showed that domestic output of ten nonferrous metals for the first four months of the year gained 5.2% from last year and registered 18.64 million mt.

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