MIIT: China's production of ten nonferrous metals up by 0.9% YoY in Q1
2022-05-05 14:16:22 [Print]
The Raw Materials Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently released the operating results for the first quarter of 2022. In the first quarter, China's production of ten nonferrous metals totaled 16.17 million tons, up by 0.9% YoY. Among them, the production of copper, lead and zinc was about 2.64 million tons, 1.81 million tons and 1.66 million tons respectively, up by 6.1%, 1.2% and 0.7% YoY; while the production of primary aluminum was about 9.63 million tons, down by 0.4% YoY.
In terms of exports, in the first quarter, China exported about 1.63 million tons of unwrought aluminum and aluminum products, up by 26.7% YoY, and the export value was 6.48 billion US dollars, up by 65% YoY. In terms of imports, in the first quarter, China imported 6.35 million tons of copper concentrate, up by 6.7% YoY, and the import value was 13.83 billion US dollars, up by 12.7% YoY; China's import of unwrought copper and copper products was about 1.47 million tons, up by 2.6% YoY, and the import value was 12.17 billion US dollars, an increase of 22.2% year-on-year.
In terms of exports, in the first quarter, China exported about 1.63 million tons of unwrought aluminum and aluminum products, up by 26.7% YoY, and the export value was 6.48 billion US dollars, up by 65% YoY. In terms of imports, in the first quarter, China imported 6.35 million tons of copper concentrate, up by 6.7% YoY, and the import value was 13.83 billion US dollars, up by 12.7% YoY; China's import of unwrought copper and copper products was about 1.47 million tons, up by 2.6% YoY, and the import value was 12.17 billion US dollars, an increase of 22.2% year-on-year.
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