China's production of 10 major non-ferrous metals expanded 5.2 percent year-on-year to 18.64 million tonnes in the first four months of the year, according to an industry group.
The pace of growth slowed from a rise of 6.3 percent registered in the January-March period, according to data from the China Non-ferrous Metals Industry Association.
The 10 major non-ferrous metals are copper, aluminum, lead, zinc, nickel, tin, antimony, mercury, magnesium and titanium.
Production of electrolytic aluminum, which accounts for nearly two-thirds of the total output, climbed 4.1 percent from one year earlier to 11.48 million tonnes for January-April.
The output of copper and lead rose 7.3 percent and 18.6 percent to 2.98 million tonnes and 1.92 million tonnes for January-April.
In April alone, the combined output of the 10 metals increased 4.9 percent from one year earlier to 4.74 million tonnes.
| Index | RMB/t | DoD | Basis | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datong 5500 | 700 | 0 | ex-mine | 05-04 |
| Shuozhou 5200 | 680 | 0 | FOR | 05-04 |
| Ordos 5500 | 700 | 0 | ex-mine | 05-04 |
| Yulin 6200 | 780 | 0 | ex-mine | 05-04 |
| Liulin Low-sulphur | 900 | 0 | ex-mine | 05-04 |
| Gujiao Low-sulphur | 1770 | -50 | FOR | 05-04 |
| Xingtai Low-sulphur | 2360 | 0 | ex-Factory | 05-04 |
| Yangquan PCI | 1280 | -30 | FOR | 05-04 |
| Index | RMB/t | WoW | WoW% | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qinhuangdao | 507.0 | 1.0 | 0.20 | 05-04 |
| Caofeidian | 541.0 | 9.0 | 1.69 | 05-04 |
| Huanghua | 216.9 | 12.4 | 6.06 | 05-04 |
| Guangzhou | 291.2 | 3.0 | 1.04 | 04-27 |
| coastal 6PPs | 1629.8 | 44.7 | 2.82 | 07-02 |
| North Ports | 2697.8 | 53.0 | 2.00 | 02-01 |
| Yangtze River delta | 1242.5 | -74.7 | -5.67 | 02-01 |
| South Ports | 2233.4 | -216.0 | -8.82 | 02-01 |
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