NBS: China produced 317,000 units of new energy vehicles in January-February

SHANGHAI, Sep 27 (SMM) – According to SMM survey, one lead-zinc mine in Qinghai province, who was shut down earlier due to another round of pandemic, plans to postpone its production resumptions to November due to pandemic-caused transportation issues and the upcoming 20th National Congress.

SHANGHAI, Aug 22 (SMM) - According to the National Energy Administration, from August 1st to 17th, the national coal output was 210 million mt, with an average daily output of 12.33 million mt, a year-on-year increase of 19.4%.

SHANGHAI, Aug 15 (SMM) - According to SMM survey, the average operating rate of domestic molten aluminium casting billet enterprises stood at 71.3% in July, down 0.99 percentage point from June, marking two consecutive months of decline.

SHANGHAI, Aug 8 (SMM) – China’s copper cathode output was 840,000 mt in July, down 2% MoM and up 1.1% YoY, SMM data showed.

In June, the Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) of China's manufacturing industry was 50.9 percent, a slight drop of 0.1 percentage point compared with last month, and continued to be above the threshold. The manufacturing industry continued to expand steadily.

China’s output of nickel sulphate stood at 97,700 mt or 21,500 mt in metal content in May, down 5.82% from the previous month but up 128.57% year on year.

China's refined tin output stood at 13,768 mt in May, down 11.2% from April.

In May, the Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) of China's manufacturing industry was 51.0 percent, 0.1 percentage point lower than that of last month, and still higher than the threshold. The manufacturing industry kept expanding steadily.

China’s alumina output stood at 6.28 million mt in March. This included 6.07 million mt of metallurgical-grade alumina, with the daily output down 2.89% on the month but up 11.75% on the year to 195,900 mt. Metallurgical-grade alumina output totalled 17.32 million mt in Q1, up 7.12% on a yearly basis.

China's refined zinc output stood at 496,900 mt in March, up 5.44% or 25,600 mt on the month and up 6.49% on the year.