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From January to May, the added value, product output and fixed asset investment of the non-ferrous metals industry maintained stable growth
June 20, 2025
On June 19th, according to the Information and Statistics Department of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, the overall production of the nonferrous metals industry maintained a reasonable growth, and the growth rate of fixed asset investment exceeded double digits.
In May, the added value of the non-ferrous metals industry above designated size increased by 7.7% year-on-year in real terms (the growth rate of added value is the actual growth rate after deducting price factors, the same below). From January to May, the added value of the non-ferrous metals industry above designated size increased by 7.0% year-on-year in real terms. The growth rate expanded by 0.2 percentage points compared with that from January to April and was 0.7 percentage points higher than that of the added value of the industrial enterprises above designated size.
By industry, in May, the industrial added value of the non-ferrous metal mining and selection industry increased by 5.1% year-on-year in real terms, while that of the non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry rose by 8.1%. From January to May, the mining and selection industry of non-ferrous metals increased by 6.3%, with the growth rate narrowing by 0.2 percentage points compared with that from January to April. The non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry increased by 7.1%, with the growth rate expanding by 0.2 percentage points compared to the period from January to April.
By product, in May, the output of ten non-ferrous metals was 6.827 million tons, up 2.9% year-on-year. Among them, the output of primary aluminum (electrolytic aluminum) was 3.828 million tons, increasing by 5.0%. From January to May, the output of ten kinds of non-ferrous metals was 33.404 million tons, increasing by 2.8% year-on-year. The growth rate expanded by 0.5 percentage points compared with that from January to April. Among them, the output of primary aluminum (electrolytic aluminum) was 18.59 million tons, increasing by 4.0%, and its contribution rate to the growth of the output of ten non-ferrous metals was 79.6%.
From January to May, the national industrial fixed asset investment increased by 11.6% year-on-year, and the investment in the non-ferrous metals industry rose by 19.9%. The growth rate was 8.3 percentage points higher than that of the national industrial investment during the same period. Among them, the investment in the non-ferrous metal mining and selection industry increased by 44.0%, and the investment in the non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry rose by 14.3%.
