In 2021, the output of ten non-ferrous metals was 64.54 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.4%;

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the operation of
the non-ferrous metals industry in 2021.
In 2021, the non-ferrous metals industry overcame the repeated adverse effects of the epidemic, seized the opportunity of domestic and international market recovery, continued to deepen supply-side structural reform, ensured the effective supply of the industrial chain and supply chain, accelerated the intelligent, green and high-end promotion of traditional industries, and the overall operation of the industry was stable
.

First, the output has grown
steadily.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, in 2021, the output of ten non-ferrous metals was 64.
54 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.
4%, and an average increase of 5.
1%
in two years.

Second, the price runs
at a high level.
According to statistics from the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, in 2021, the price of bulk non-ferrous metals continued to run at a high level, with the average spot prices of copper, aluminum, lead and zinc being 68,490 yuan / ton, 18,946 yuan / ton, 15,278 yuan / ton and 22,579 yuan / ton, up 40.
5%, 33.
5%, 3.
4% and 22.
1%
year-on-year, respectively.

Third, the import and export amount has increased
significantly.
According to data from the General Administration of Customs, in 2021, copper concentrate imports were 23.
404 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.
6%, and the import amount was 56.
76 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 55.
6%; imports of unwrought copper and copper products were 5.
529 million tons, down 17.
2% year-on-year, and the import value was US$52.
45 billion, up 20.
5% year-on-year; The export of unwrought aluminum and aluminum products was 5.
619 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 15.
7%, and the export value was 19.
47 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 48.
7%.

In 2022, the non-ferrous metals industry will implement the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, adhere to the requirements of the Central Economic Work Conference, adhere to the principle of steadiness and progress, do a good job in the supply of primary products, and strengthen the coordinated development of upstream and downstream industries; Coordinate development and emission reduction, benchmark against industry benchmarking levels, and accelerate the R&D and promotion of key green and low-carbon technologies and the transformation of energy-saving and carbon-reduction technologies; Adhere to the strategy of expanding domestic demand, improve the high-end supply capacity of new materials, grasp the opportunities of new energy development, cultivate new growth points in the industry, and continuously improve the quality and efficiency
of the development of the non-ferrous metal industry.