China’s refined copper output fell by 5.2% year-on-year and 3.9 % month-on-month to 711,000 tonnes in May, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday showed * The country’s lead output rose by 7.1% year-on-year to 452,000 tonnes in May, although the figure is the lowest monthly total since September 2018; the bureau does not typically provide individual totals for January and February * China May zinc output +7.4% y/y at 480,000 tonnes - stats bureau * China May alumina output +0.1 % y/y at 6.2 mln tonnes - stats bureau * China May iron ore output +1.5 % y/y at 70.8 mln tonnes - stats bureau ... (full story)