en.Wedoany.com Reported - According to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics, in April 2026, China's output of ten major nonferrous metals reached 6.94 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.8%. The cumulative output from January to April was 27.45 million tons, up 3.3% year-on-year. Among them, primary aluminum (electrolytic aluminum) output in April was 3.87 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.1%; the cumulative primary aluminum output from January to April reached 15.33 million tons, up 3.5% year-on-year.

In 2025, China's output of ten major nonferrous metals surpassed the 80 million ton mark for the first time, achieving an annual output of 81.75 million tons, an increase of 3.9% over the previous year. Looking at sub-sectors, refined copper output in 2025 was 14.72 million tons, up 10.4% year-on-year; primary aluminum output was 45.016 million tons, up 2.4% year-on-year; refined lead output was 7.74 million tons and refined zinc output was 7.53 million tons, up approximately 3.5% and 4.2% year-on-year respectively. During the same period, the total assets of industrial enterprises above designated size in China's nonferrous metals industry exceeded 6.6 trillion yuan, with operating revenue reaching 10.2 trillion yuan and total industry profits hitting 528.45 billion yuan, all setting new historical highs.

The "Work Plan for Stable Growth in the Nonferrous Metals Industry (2025-2026)" issued in September 2025 by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and seven other departments proposed an average annual growth rate of around 1.5% for the output of ten major nonferrous metals, far lower than the 5% growth rate set in the previous two-year plan, indicating a policy shift from output expansion towards efficiency improvement and green development. The plan also set a target for recycled metal output to exceed 20 million tons. Based on the 2025 output base of 81.75 million tons, the cumulative output of 27.45 million tons in the first four months of 2026 aligns with the expected pace of stable growth. Further industry data will be released.

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