According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, in November 2025, the value-added industrial output of the non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling sector increased by 4.8% year-on-year, and the cumulative value-added output from January to November grew by 7.1% year-on-year. In November, China produced 6.99 million metric tons of the ten major non-ferrous metals, up 4.7% year-on-year; cumulative production from January to November reached 74.47 million metric tons, an increase of 3.8% year-on-year. Specifically, primary aluminum (electrolytic aluminum) output in November was 3.79 million metric tons, up 2.5% year-on-year; cumulative output from January to November totaled 41.17 million metric tons, also rising by 2.5% year-on-year.
