[the non-ferrous industry continued to improve in the first three quarters and the profits of enterprises above scale doubled] on October 29, the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association held a conference in Beijing on the operation of the non-ferrous metals industry in the first three quarters of 2021. Jia Xing, member of the standing Committee of the Party Committee, Vice President and Secretary-General of the Nonferrous Association, introduced the situation and answered reporters' questions.
In the first three quarters, the output of ten commonly used non-ferrous metals was 48.421 million tons, an increase of 7.9% over the same period last year. According to the forecast, the overall non-ferrous metal production maintained a steady growth trend in the fourth quarter, with a year-on-year growth rate falling somewhat, but the annual growth rate is expected to reach about 5%.