SHANGHAI, Jun. 9 (SMM) – SMM surveys major producers in China’s base metal market every month to get first-hand production data, and the following table shows latest output data for May 2017.
|
|
May (Preliminary Data) |
YoY |
Jan.-May
|
YoY |
Apr. (Final Data) |
Jun. (E) |
|
Copper cathode |
625 |
0.31% |
3178.5 |
1.65% |
646 |
659 |
|
Alumina |
5678 |
23.3% |
28001 |
23.7% |
5695 |
5590 |
|
Aluminum |
3173 |
21.5% |
15205 |
21.9% |
3044 |
3087 |
|
Primary lead |
233.23 |
-21.5% |
1158.93 |
-9.5% |
214 |
213 |
|
Refined zinc |
407 |
-5.92% |
2118 |
0.18% |
413 |
446 |
|
Refined nickel |
12.5 |
-17.7% |
63.4 |
-11% |
12.9 |
12.7 |
|
NPI |
27.4 |
-6.7% |
157.1 |
11.76% |
30.6 |
29.6 |
|
Refined tin |
13.7 |
-3.8% |
73 |
10.8% |
14.8 |
15.6 |
Source: SMM
Unit: 1,000 tonne
Notes: 1. Data in final column (marked with an asterisk) has been revised. 2. NPI output refers to output in Ni content.
For reasons behind the change, please see SMM reports.
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