Aluminium Output in April Increased with Rising Daily Output

SHANGHAI, May 11 (SMM) - SMM data shows that China's aluminium output increased 1.5% year-on-year to 3.35 million mt in April (30 days) as aluminium enterprises in Guangxi and Guizhou continued to resume production, with daily output rising 1,533 mt from to about 111,600 mt. Aluminium output totalled 13.27 million mt from January to April, up 3.9% year on year. The output of aluminium semis in south-west China rose in April and the ratio of aluminium liquid increased 2.4 percentage points month-on-month to 73.4%.

Changes in production capacity: In April, enterprises in Guangxi, Guizhou and Sichuan resumed a total capacity of 430,000 mt, and enterprises in Guizhou also put a new capacity of nearly 100,000 mt into production. In Yunnan, aluminium enterprises maintained stable production and the operating capacity remained stable. According to SMM statistics, installed aluminium capacity reached 45.29 million mt (including the production capacity that has been built but not put into production). The operating capacity was 40.79 million mt, and the national average operating rate of aluminium smelters increased 1.1 percentage points to 90%.