An employee works in a workshop of the Northeast Light Alloy Co., Ltd. in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 22, 2022.(Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- China aims to maintain steady growth in the output of non-ferrous metals for the current year and next year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.↳
The production of 10 types of non-ferrous metals will grow at a rate of about 5 percent annually from 2023 to 2024, the ministry said.↳
Progress will be made in the development of domestic non-ferrous metal resources such as copper and lithium, and supply and demand will basically achieve a dynamic balance during the period.↳
China will strive to increase the added value of the non-ferrous metal industry by about 5.5 percent year on year in 2023 and over 5.5 percent in 2024, the ministry said. ■