Global Aluminium Production Hits Record Daily Output in June

Global aluminium production achieved a record-high daily output last month, driven by capacity expansions in China’s Inner Mongolia and restarts in Yunnan province following robust summer rainfall.

According to data from International Aluminium, global production reached 5.94 million tonnes in June, up by 3.18% year-on-year. Although total production fell below the revised May figure of 6.14 million tonnes due to June being a shorter month, daily output increased to 198,000 tonnes in June from 197,900 tonnes in May.

Chinese production rose by 4.22% year-on-year to 3.53 million tonnes. However, China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported that June output reached 3.67 million tonnes.

The output boost was attributed to the restart of previously curbed production capacity in Yunnan province. Power restrictions had been implemented earlier this year due to limited hydropower availability, but these restrictions were lifted following heavy rainfall in recent months. Additionally, capacity expansions in Inner Mongolia contributed to increased production, spurred by higher aluminium prices.

Production also grew across most other regions. North American output rose by 1.25% year-on-year to 325,000 tonnes in June, while Western Europe saw a 4.93% increase to 234,000 tonnes.

In Asia, excluding China, output grew by 2.87% to 394,000 tonnes. South American production increased by 3.31% to 125,000 tonnes.

Russian and Eastern European production rose by nearly 4% to 340,000 tonnes, and production in Australasia edged up by 0.65% to 154,000 tonnes.

Output slightly decreased in the Middle East by 0.59% to 507,000 tonnes and in Africa by 0.76% to 130,000 tonnes.