China produced 35.03 million tonnes of primary aluminum in the first nine months, up 3.8% from the same period a year earlier, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China.
September output increased 3.1% year on year to 3.91 million tonnes. Production in the third quarter reached 11.84 million tonnes, up 2.2% from a year earlier.
Output of China’s ten major non-ferrous metals rose 0.1% in September to 6.93 million tonnes. Production since the start of the year totalled 62.35 million tonnes, an increase of 2.5%. The group includes copper, aluminum, lead, zinc, nickel, tin, antimony, mercury, magnesium and titanium.
For 2025 as a whole, China produced a record 45.02 million tonnes of aluminum, up 2.4% from the previous year.
