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Operating Performance of the Nonferrous Metals Industry in 2017
2018-02-12
In December 2017, the nationwide output of ten major nonferrous metals totaled 4.724 million tonnes, up 2.8% year on year. Specifically, copper production reached 865,000 tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 16.7%; electrolytic aluminum output stood at 2.714 million tonnes, down 1.8%; lead production amounted to 424,000 tonnes, up 3.7%; and zinc production was 576,000 tonnes, up 7.3%. Alumina output fell to 5.261 million tonnes, a decline of 11.8%. Aluminum profile production reached 5.155 million tonnes, up 7.4%, while copper‑product output totaled 1.655 million tonnes, an increase of 3.7%.
From January to December, the nationwide output of ten major nonferrous metals totaled 53.778 million tonnes, up 3.0% year on year. Specifically, copper production reached 8.889 million tonnes, an increase of 7.7%; electrolytic aluminum output stood at 32.273 million tonnes, up 1.6%; lead production amounted to 4.716 million tonnes, up 9.7%; and zinc production was 6.220 million tonnes, down 0.7%. Alumina output reached 69.017 million tonnes, up 7.9%, while aluminum profile production totaled 58.324 million tonnes, a year-on-year increase of 9.5%. Copper‑product output came in at 18.617 million tonnes, up 6.9% year on year.
From January to December, the national nonferrous metal mining and beneficiation industry recorded main business revenue of RMB 530.11 billion, down 2.3% year on year, and total profits of RMB 52.72 billion, up 23.5% year on year. Meanwhile, the national nonferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry reported main business revenue of RMB 5,514.24 billion, an increase of 15.7% year on year, and total profits of RMB 202.39 billion, up 28.6% year on year.
From January to December, fixed-asset investment in the national nonferrous metal mining and beneficiation sector totaled RMB 110.9 billion, down 21.3% year on year, of which private investment amounted to RMB 84.1 billion, a decrease of 17.7% year on year. Meanwhile, fixed-asset investment in the national nonferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry reached RMB 503.8 billion, down 3.0% year on year, with private investment at RMB 411.1 billion, a decline of 6.0% year on year.
In December, the average prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange for copper, electrolytic aluminum, and zinc were RMB 52,982 per tonne, RMB 14,738 per tonne, and RMB 25,271 per tonne, respectively—down 3%, 8.5%, and 2.7% from the previous month, but up 14.7%, 4.7%, and 14.5% year on year. The average price of lead was RMB 18,550 per tonne, down 5.8% from the previous month and 6.3% year on year.
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