It was reported that the operating rate of China's primary aluminum producers was around 81.75% in July, up by 4.1% compared to the previous month and 6.49% from the same month a year ago.

The operating rates of Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Shandong, and Xinjiang’s producers were 92.89%, 80.74%, 79.78%, and 74.23%, separately, remaining stable from last month. The operating rate of Qinghai’s producers was 80.74%, and that in Henan was 75.19%, a month-on-month increase of 0.68%.