China's Secondary Aluminum Industry Holds Big Promise for Sustainable Growth

In 2002,China’s primary aluminum productiontopped the world with a total output of 4,335,000 tons,ending China’s 100-odd years historyas a net importer of aluminum,a milestoneevent for China’s aluminum industry.Accord-ing to predictions,China’s production of alu-minum will reach 6.5 million tons by 2005,andwill exceed 9 million tons by 2010 based on aproduction capacity of 10 million tons.Overthe next 10 years,China’s production of secon-dary aluminum is expected to see an annualgrowth rate of over 9.5 percent.