Aluminium market still growing steadily

China’s aluminium production and consumpti-on continued to grow steadily over the pastyear. According to an analysis report made byAntaike Information Development Co.Ltd.,thedomestic consumption for aluminum in 2000 isestimated to be around 3.4 million tons,up by17.24 per cent or 500,000tons compared to thatof the previous year.Production in 2000 was2.83million tons(initial data),which also grewby nearly 8 per cent year-on-year.