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Aluminium, China Sets A New Record: Margins Drive Production And Reignite The Debate Over The Capacity Ceiling

16 September 2026 | Commodities, Commodities, Economy, Futured, Highlights, Market Forecasts - Industrial Metals, News

Chinese primary aluminium production reached a new high in August, supported by favourable margins that encouraged smelters to maintain high operating rates. The world’s largest producer thus continues to increase supply, while volumes bring the relationship between actual production and the national smelting capacity limit back into focus. According to National Bureau of Statistics data, […]

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