According to data released by the China Nonferrous Industry Association (CNIA), China's aluminum production totaled 10.58 million tons in the first half of this yea,r rising by 7.9% year on year.
It's expected that China's aluminum production will continue to rise in the second quarter since new capacity will be commissioned, mainly in the northwestern China.
In the given period of time, China's net imports of primary aluminum totaled 455,000 tons, falling by 81% from 236,000 tons in the same period of a year ago.