IAI: Global alumina output drops to 12.15 million t in June

Global output of all types of alumina totalled 12.15 million tonnes in June, down by 3% from May and by 0.2% from the same month in 2024, according to the latest data released by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). On a daily basis, alumina production worldwide averaged 404,900 tonnes/day last month.

Of the total, metallurgical-grade alumina output accounted for 11.43 million tonnes, while chemical-grade output reached 714,000 tonnes, the data showed. China remained the world's largest alumina producer in June by producing 7.2 million tonnes or 59.3% of the global total, according to IAI's estimate. This represented a 2.7% on-month decline and