China’s bauxite output will reach 76.02 million tonnes by 2026, analysts at United Kingdom-based BMI said in a report on November 15, with growth averaging 1.6% per year, compared with 7.5% between 2012 and 2016.
China will account for 22.3% of global bauxite output in 2017, but will produce 56.7% of the world’s refined aluminium, according to the analysts.
“This disparity,...