The nonferrous metals industry's running situation in the first half year

1. The output of nonferrous metals increased steadily

January to June, ten kinds of nonferrous metals' output in China totaled 19.468 million tons, increased by 10% year-on-year, in which the output of refined copper totaled 3.234 million tons, increased by 12.9%; the output of primary aluminum totaled 10.58 million tons, increased by 7.9%; the output of lead totaled 2.272 million tons, increased by 12.5%; the output of zinc totaled 2.571 million tons, increased by 9.2%.

2. The profit of nonferrous metals enterprises declined

January to June, the income of 9078 nonferrous metals enterprises above designated scale totaled 2440.97 billion RMB, increased by 14.1% year-on-year; the taxation <app:ds:taxation> of <app:ds:of> profit <app:ds:profit> totaled 125.98 billion RMB, declined by 6.7% year-on-year; the profit totaled 77.31 billion RMB, declined by 12.45% year-on-year.

3. The price of nonferrous metals products declined

January to June, the price of nonferrous metals declined. The average copper spot price is 55060 yuan per ton, decreased by 4.7% year-on-year; the average aluminum spot price is 14701 yuan per ton, decreased by 8%; the average lead spot price is 14363 yuan per ton, decreased by 7.7%; the average zinc spot price is 15125 yuan per ton, decreased by 1.5%.

4. The import and export value declined

January to June, The import and export trade value of nonferrous metals totaled 79.06 billion dollars, increased by 0.8% year-on-year, in which the import value totaled 48.91 billion dollars, decreased by 8.7%; the export value totaled 30.15 billon dollars, increased by 21.4%, but exclude the export value of gold, jewelry, and parts, the export value of major nonferrous metals totaled 13.91 dollars, decreased by 3.8%.

5. The structure adjustment of the industry is steadily promoted

January to June, the fixed asset investments value of the nonferrous metals industry( not including independent gold enterprises) totaled 284.67 billion RMB, increased by 19.3%, in which that of the minerals mining and dressing industry totaled 50.29 billion RMB, increased by 0.9%; that of the smelting industry totaled 92.9 billion RMB,increased by 2.2%; that of the processing industry totaled 141.48 billion RMB, increased by 44.6%. The investment in the mining and smelting industry slowed down, and that in the rolling and processing industry increased.

6. The standard of energy conservation is further improved

January to June, the total alternating current consumption of aluminum ingot declined to  13762 kilowatt-hour per ton, decreased by 114 kilowatt-hour per ton, and save 1.21 billion kilowatt-hour electricity; the comprehensive energy consumption of copper smelting declined to 327 kilogram standard coal per ton, declined by 3.1% year-on-year.