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    From January to April 2018, global primary aluminum production fell by 51,000 tons compared with the same period last year

    • Last Update: 2022-12-11
    • Source: Internet
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    According to a report released by the World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS), the global primary aluminum market supply shortage was 91,000 tons from January to April 2018, and the shortfall for the whole year of 2017 was 1.
    022 million tons
    .

    Primary aluminum

    Global primary aluminum demand from January to April was 19.
    77 million mt, down 489,000 mt
    from the same period last year.
    From January to April, global primary aluminum production fell by 51,000 tons
    compared with the same period last year.

    WBMS data shows that overall, global primary aluminum production from January to April 2018 fell by O.
    3%
    compared with the same period last year.
    China's production is estimated at 10.
    891 million mt, which currently accounts for about
    55% of global production.

    China's apparent consumption from January to April fell by 1.
    0%
    from the same period last year.

    From January to April, production in the 28 EU countries increased by 13% year-on-year, while production under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) fell by 5.
    1%.

    Demand from the EU28 fell by 39,000 tons
    year-on-year.

    From January to April, global primary aluminum demand fell by 2.
    4%
    year-on-year.

    In April 2018, global primary aluminum production was 4,966,700 tons
    .
    The consumption was 4,954,500 tons
    .

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