NBS: China's alumina output rises 8% YoY in 2025

China produced 92.45 million tonnes of alumina of all grades, including metallurgical-grade material, in 2025, up 8% from 2024, according to the latest data released by the country’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). This marked the highest level since the NBS began releasing the data in February 1998.

In December, China's alumina output rose 6.7% on year but fell 1.6% from November to 8.01 million tonnes, the NBS data showed. The on-year growth was largely driven by new alumina production capacity added in 2025, mainly in the Guangxi autonomous region and Shandong province. Most of these projects came