In August 2022, primary aluminium production in Africa inched up by only 1,000 tonnes month-on-month to stand at 141,000 tonnes, found the International Aluminium Institute. In July, the output had grown by 5,000 tonnes or 3.7 per cent from 135,000 tonnes in the previous month.
On a year-on-year calculation, primary aluminium production in August also edged 5,000 tonnes or 3.7 per cent higher than 136,000 tonnes, showed IAI.
In the first eight months of 2022, Africa’s primary aluminium production totalled 1.083 million tonnes, up by 2.95 per cent from 1.052 million tonnes during the same period last year.
Africa’s daily average production of primary aluminium from January to August stood at 35,600 tonnes, up by 1,000 tonnes from 34,600 tonnes a year ago.
In August, daily output in Africa was 4,500 tonnes, which reflected a restraint compared to the previous month but up by 1,000 tonnes over the year.
The world primary aluminium production in Africa during August 2022 amounted to 5.888 million tonnes, majorly unchanged from 5.878 million tonnes in July but 3.75 per cent higher than 5.675 million tonnes a year earlier.
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