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NBS: China's Output of Base Metals in April
SHANGHAI, May 11 -- The National Bureau of Statistics released on May 11th that China's output of refined copper was 380 kt during April, up 15.2% YoY.
China's output of primary aluminum was 1.365 million mt during April, up 57.4% YoY; nickel output was 16,825.9 mt, up 21.8% YoY.
China's lead output was 309 kt during April, down 2.5% YoY; zinc output was 429 kt during April, up 27.7% YoY; tin output was 13,053.7 mt in April, up 2.6% YoY.
The details of China's output of refined copper, primary aluminum, refined zinc, refined lead, refined tin, nickel, manganese, and concentrates are listed below:
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|
Apr.
|
YoY (%)
|
Mar.
|
MoM (%)
|
Jan. – Apr.
|
YoY (%)
|
|
Refined Copper
|
380,000
|
152.2
|
358,000
|
6.1
|
1,455,000
|
16.0
|
|
Aluminum
|
1,365,000
|
57.4
|
1,364,000
|
0.1
|
5,371,000
|
51.3
|
|
Zinc
|
429,000
|
27.7
|
421,000
|
1.9
|
1,607,000
|
34.7
|
|
Lead
|
309,000
|
-2.5
|
309,000
|
0.0
|
1,162,000
|
4.5
|
|
Nickel
|
16,826
|
21.8
|
16,299
|
3.2
|
64,395
|
23.7
|
|
Tin
|
13,054
|
2.6
|
12,121
|
7.7
|
45,649
|
34.3
|
|
Magnesium
|
71,000
|
61.4
|
77,000
|
-7.8
|
296,000
|
75.1
|
|
Titanium
|
6,000
|
50.0
|
6,000
|
0.0
|
22,000
|
69.2
|
|
Mercury
|
78
|
-13.9
|
126
|
-38.3
|
346
|
19.3
|
|
Concentrates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Copper
|
98,000
|
12.6
|
93,000
|
5.4
|
372,000
|
24.0
|
|
Alumina
|
2,554,000
|
52.3
|
2,522,000
|
1.3
|
9,935,000
|
52.7
|
|
Zinc
|
298,000
|
41.2
|
294,000
|
1.4
|
1,033,000
|
53.5
|
|
Lead
|
164,000
|
67.3
|
163,000
|
0.6
|
526,000
|
73.0
|
|
Tin
|
5,000
|
0.0
|
8,000
|
-37.5
|
24,000
|
20.0
|
|
Tungsten
|
8,842
|
-0.8
|
9,985
|
-11.4
|
29,331
|
2.5
|
|
Antimony
|
12,000
|
100.0
|
8,000
|
50.0
|
31,000
|
3.3
|
|
Molybdenum
|
18,751
|
18.8
|
17,073
|
9.8
|
64,213
|
17.1
|
|
Semis and Alloys
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Copper Semis
|
1,019,000
|
22.2
|
888,000
|
14.8
|
3,267,000
|
23.9
|
|
Aluminum Semis
|
1,784,000
|
26.4
|
1,655,000
|
7.8
|
6,045,000
|
30.3
|
|
Classifications
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aluminum Profile
|
387,000
|
22.9
|
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