SMM shows November's China metallurgical-grade alumina production at 6.745 million mt over 30 days, daily average up by 4,100 mt to 224,800 mt. Production fell 1.4% from October but rose 7.2% YoY. End of November, installed capacity of alumina was at 100 million mt, operating capacity at 82.07 million mt, with operating rates at 82.1%. January-November total alumina output was 730.09 million mt, up 3.0% YoY.
As year-end nears, northern regions may face pollution, possibly prompting more production limits. Thus, SMM predicts December's daily alumina production at about 223,000 mt, with total operating capacity around 81.5 million mt, up 6.6% YoY.
