China's aluminium production to rise

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China's aluminium output is likely to surge by 60% in the next 4 years, announced Hu Changping, Director of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association. Total output will increase to 40 milllion tonnes as compared to the current level of 25 million tonnes. However, LME aluminium prices fall this year to $1950/tonne, losing 25% since the beginning of 2011 mostly because of weak economic outlook and metal's surplus of 638,500 tonnes, according to the World Bureau of Metal Statistics.