The report data released by the World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS) on Wednesday showed that the global aluminum market was in short supply of 588 thousand tons from January to April 2021. In April 2021, the global aluminum market consumption was 6.0925 million tons. From January to April 2021, global aluminum demand was 23.45 million tons, compared with 21.146 million tons in the same period last year, an increase of 2.304 million tons year-on-year. In April 2021, global aluminum production was 5.7245 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.8%. As of the end of April 2021, the global aluminum market inventory was 610,000 tons.