Chinese aluminium output close to legal capacity limit?9 August 2022 – The annual production capacity for Chinese aluminium is capped by law, and producers are on the verge of breaking the mark. What then? Demand for aluminium remains very high worldwide. Stocks on SHFE and LME are threatening to run out in the next few months. And already now the probable additional demand in the next few years amounts to 50 to 60 million tonnes of aluminium. Source