Consultancy CRU previously estimated a total of 100,000 tonnes of annual aluminum production may be cut as a result of the Inner Mongolia restrictions.
The European Union has imposed duties on aluminum products imported from China after an investigation showed that they were being sold at unfairly low prices.
It is ironic that aluminum, a metal so central to the green revolution, risks not being able to grow sufficiently because of the pressure to decarbonise.
China is considering selling about 500,000 metric tonnes of aluminum in a move that would help cool the market and meet the country’s emissions objectives.
