China's September primary aluminium output rises to 3.91 million tonnes

China produced 3.91 million tonnes of primary aluminium in September, up 3.1 percent from the same month a year earlier, Interfax reported, citing the National Bureau of Statistics.

Third-quarter output reached 11.84 million tonnes, a 2.2 percent annual increase. Over nine months, China produced 35.03 million tonnes of aluminium, up 3.8 percent from a year earlier.

Combined production of ten major non-ferrous metals rose 0.1 percent in September to 6.93 million tonnes. Output over nine months reached 62.35 million tonnes, up 2.5 percent year on year.

In 2025, China's aluminium production rose 2.4 percent to a record 45.02 million tonnes.