SMM China metallurgical-grade alumina output in May (31 calendar days) was 6.595 million mt. The average daily output of metallurgical-grade alumina was 224,400 mt, an increase of 12.16% MoM and 12.02% YoY. Alumina output totalled 31.046 million mt from January to May, up 5.2% year on year.
The overall domestic copper cathode output in May was at a low level due to the intensive maintenance. Although two smelters in Shandong resumed production in May, the production of copper did not resume.
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SMM data showed that in April (30 days), China’s alumina output was 6.397 million mt, of which metallurgical-grade alumina was 6.201 million mt. The average daily output of metallurgical-grade was 206,000 mt, down 2.2% MoM and up 5.05% YoY.