Chinese Non-Ferrous Metal Market Analysis

The first half of 2015, in the case of the larger economic pressures, Chinese Non-ferrous Metals Industry production is generally stable operating state.

According to the statistics, in the first half, ten kinds of non-ferrous metals output was 25.27 million tons, year-on-year increase 9.32%. Among them, refined copper output was 3.78 million tons, year-on-year increase 9.39%; Primary aluminum output was 15.61 million tons, year-on-year increase 11.69%; Plumbum output was 2.05 million tons, year-on-year decline in 3.49%; Zinc output was 3.07 million tons, year-on-year increase 13.4%. Copper material output was 8.76 million tons, year-on-year increase 4.23%; Aluminum material output was 24.68 million tons, year-on-year increase 10.18%; Aluminum oxide output was 28.22 million tons, year-on-year increase 13.05%.

Non-ferrous metal is basic material for national economic development, the vast majority industries such as aviation, aerospace, automotive, machinery manufacturing, electricity, communications, construction, household appliances and other are by non-ferrous metal materials as production basis. With the modern chemical industry, agriculture and science and technology advances, the status of non-ferrous metals in human development is more and more important. It is not only the world’s most important strategic materials, important means of production, and is also the important material of consumption materials that is the Human life indispensable. Non-ferrous metals are so important, so their prices are even more the focus of attention.

Here is the latest price of some non-ferrous metals

Non-Ferrous Metals	Latest Price
Name	Chinese	Foreign
Copper	38040.00RMB/Ton	4993.50USD/Ton
Aluminum	10390.00RMB/Ton	1491.50USD/Ton
Plumbum	13200.00RMB/Ton	1639.00USD/Ton
Zinc	14080.00RMB/Ton	1627.00USD/Ton
Tin	93000.00RMB/Ton	14710.00USD/Ton
Nickel	74400.00RMB/Ton	9725.00USD/Ton
Gold	223.50RMB/g	1089.80USD/oz
Silver	3310.00RMB/Kg	14.78USD/oz

(Date: November 2015)