Global primary aluminum production fell 4.5 per cent to 5.513 million tons in January from a year earlier, according to the International Aluminium Association's (IAI) website.
The association estimates that China's primary aluminium production fell to 3.1 million tons in January from 3.36 million tons in the same period in 2020.
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