China and Europe propel 5.6% growth in Q1 2025 global alumina production despite downturn elsewhere
According to the International Aluminium Institute, the world alumina production concluded the first quarter of 2025 with an annual increase of 5.61 per cent, totalling 75.42 million tonnes versus 71.41 million tonnes. This output volume encompassed both chemical and metallurgical-grade alumina. While the output of chemical-grade alumina amounted to 2.17 million tonnes, accounting for 2.9 per cent, the production of metallurgical-grade totalled 35.538 million tonnes, contributing 47.18 per cent to the total alumina output volume.
Year-on-year, the world’s metallurgical-grade alumina production rose each month through the first quarter of 2025, demonstrating an increase of 5.9 per cent Y-o-Y from 33.552 million tonnes. In January, output rose 8 per cent over the year from 11.379 million tonnes to 12.290 million tonnes, followed by a 3.96 per cent increase in February from 10.664 million tonnes to 11.086 million tonnes. In March, the production continued to climb up by 5.67 per cent Y-o-Y from 11.509 million tonnes to 12.162 million tonnes, showed IAI.
However, according to monthly calculations, the world’s metallurgical-grade alumina production in March recorded a decline of 1.04 per cent compared to January’s output of 12.290 million tonnes.
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