Output of the 10 major nonferrous metals in China increased 7.5 percent year on year to 47.05 million metric tons (tonnes) in the first 11 months of 2015, with the growth rate 1.3 percentage points higher than that in the same period of 2014, according to the latest report of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country's top economic planner.
Electrolytic aluminum output went up 10.4 percent year on year to stand at 29.1 million tonnes in the period, representing a growth rate 3.3 percentage points higher than that in the same period of 2014.
The following table shows the details of the nonferrous metals output in the first 11 months of 2015.
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Item |
Jan.-Nov. output (tonnes) in 2015 |
Change on year (percent) |
Growth rate change year on year |
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|
10 major nonferrous metals |
47.05 million |
Up 7.5 |
1.3 percentage points higher |
|
|
Electrolytic aluminum |
29.1 million |
Up 10.4 |
3.3 percentage points higher |
|
|
Copper |
7.26 million |
Up 5.7 |
5.8 percentage points lower |
|
|
Lead |
3.56 million |
Down 5 |
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|
Zinc |
5.69 million |
Up 6.8 |
2.4 percentage points higher |
|
|
Alumina |
52.2 million |
Up 10.2 |
3.3 percentage points higher |
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