JJUB - China's Aluminum Production Continues On Through COVID-19 Crisis
By Stuart Burns
China's aluminum output has been running flat out during the first quarter despite the coronavirus sweeping the country, Reuters reported today.
China's aluminum production rose by 2.4% year over year in the first two months of 2020, Reuters advised, as smelting capacity commissioned late last year took supply higher, with output averaging 97,500 metric tons a day over January and February combined.
However, that average was down from around 98,000 tons a day in December, but it was still the third-highest daily rate on record.
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