SMM Statistics on New Secondary Aluminum Alloy Projects in China in Q1 2023

SHANGHAI, Apr 10 (SMM) – According to SMM statistics, there were 10 new secondary aluminum alloy projects in China in the first quarter of 2023, with a combined capacity of 2.7 million mt, which are mainly distributed in Anhui, Guangxi, Jiangxi, etc. From the perspective of product structure, new secondary aluminum alloy capacity was dominated by wrought aluminum alloy (2 million mt), with the rest being casting aluminum alloy (700,000 mt). The capacity expansions of secondary wrought aluminum alloy billets accelerated.  

In the first quarter, a total of 800,000 mt of new secondary aluminum alloy capacity was put into operation, including 250,000 mt of casting aluminum alloy and 550,000 mt of wrought aluminum alloy.