IAI: Global primary aluminum production grows in Q1 2021
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Update time : 2021-04-22 19:31:08
According to statistics released by the International Aluminum Institute (IAI), global primary aluminum production totaled around 16.64 million tons in the first three months of this year, growing by 3.57% from the same period a year ago.
In March alone, global primary aluminum production amounted to roughly 5.73 million tons, a month-on-month increase of 10.37% and a year-on-year hike of nearly 5%.
During the same period, the production of primary aluminum in Asia (excluding China) totaled 378,000 tons, up by 11.5% month on month and 8.93% year on year. China’s estimated output of primary aluminum in March was 3.31 million tons, compared to the revised 3.001 million tons in February.
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