WEEKLY: China's alumina output falls, stocks rise to new high

Though China's alumina output declined last week as more refineries halted work to conduct maintenance, inventories rose to another record high, keeping spot alumina prices under sustained pressure, Mysteel data shows.

During the December 12-18 week, production of metallurgical-grade alumina among the 44 Chinese producers tracked by Mysteel fell to 1.84 million tonnes, down 1.3% on week, according to Mysteel's survey. Though this marked the lowest weekly output level since early September, production was still 12.8% higher than during the