The global aluminium output rose by 4.48pc to 5.59mn mt in October 2020, from 5.35mn mt in the prior-year period, according to data released by International Aluminium Institute. The global aluminium output rose by 3.13 pc in October 2020, up from 5.42mn mt in September.
The primary aluminium output in North America, China and Oceania region increased from the prior-year period while the output in South America, West Europe, East and Central Europe, Asia, Middle East or GCC and Africa dropped from the prior year
| Region | Oct 2020 | Oct 2019 | PC Change |
| North America | 334,000mt | 316,000mt | 5.69pc |
| South America | 88,000mt | 101,000mt | -12.87pc |
| West Europe | 280,000mt | 286,000mt | -2.09pc |
| East Europe | 351,000mt | 356,000mt | -1.40pc |
| Asia | 350,000mt | 370,000mt | -5.40pc |
| China | 3.23mn mt | 2.97mn mt | 8.75pc |
| GCC | 490,000mt | 495,000mt | -1.01pc |
| Oceania | 163,000mt | 162,000mt | 0.61pc |
| Africa | 136,000mt | 138,000mt | -1.44pc |