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China produced 1.60 million tons of refined copper in the first five months of 2009, up 5.6 percent from the same period in 2008, according to figures released by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on June 11.
The country's refined copper output in May alone stood at 331,800 tons, falling by 1.9 percent from the previous month.
China's refined lead and nickel production in the first five months also saw year-on-year increases, up 20.4 percent and 14.8 percent respectively to 1.36 million tons and 82,558 tons.
However, primary aluminum production dropped by 13 percent year-on-year to 4.62 million tons during the five-month period. The country's alumina output also fell, down 6.1 percent to 8.56 million tons.
Copper concentrate output for the first five months increased by 9.4 percent to 369,500 tons.
The tables below show domestic base metal and base metal concentrate output volumes for May and the first five months of 2009.
China's base metal output, May and the first five months of 2009
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Item Output, May M-o-m Y-o-y Output, Jan Y-o-y
2009 (tons) change (%) change (%) – May 2009 change (%)
(tons)
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Refined 331,800 -1.9 1.4 1,602,900 5.6
copper
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Primary 999,300 14 -12.1 4,622,500 -13
aluminum
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Alumina 1,874,700 6.5 -4.3 8,562,900 -6.1
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Refined 335,500 0.2 1.6 1,521,900 -1.4
zinc
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Refined 285,100 -5.7 10 1,358,900 20.4
lead
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Refined 17,551 24.5 5.8 82,558 14.8
nickel
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Refined tin 11,768 -5.6 6.1 44,765 -14.5
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Magnesium 42,000 45.3 -51.9 160,600 -51.4
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Source: NBS
Note: Changes from April to May are calculated using figures previously
released by the NBS.
China's base metal concentrate output, May and the first five months of
2009
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Item Output, May M-o-m Y-o-y Output, Jan Y-o-y
2009 (tons) change (%) change (%) – May 2009 change (%)
(tons)
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Copper 82,900 -0.4 8.8 369,500 9.4
concentrate
(copper
metal
content)
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Zinc 252,700 20.3 -6.2 924,500 -14.7
concentrate
(lead metal
content)
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Lead 159,000 64.6 31.7 482,300 6.3
concentrate
(zinc metal
content)
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Tin 5,700 -5 1.8 26,600 22.6
concentrate
(tin metal
content)
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Tungsten 8,894 -3.3 0.5 38,459 -1
concentrate
(metal
content of
65 percent
grade
tungsten
trioxide)
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Antimony 13,000 83.1 -4.4 39,500 -15.8
concentrate
(antimony
metal)
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Molybdenum 16,142 4.1 3 74,238 5.8
concentrate
(molybdenum
metal)
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Source: NBS
Note: Changes from April to May are calculated using figures previously
released by the NBS.