China aluminium production up 7.2 % to 3.65 mln tonnes in May - stats bureau

BEIJING, June 17 (Reuters) - China's aluminium production rose by 7.2 % to 3.65 million tonnes in May from a year earlier, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday. In the first five months of the year, China produced 17.89 million tonnes, a rise of 7.1 % from the same period last year, the data showed. Production of ten nonferrous metals - including copper, aluminium, lead, zinc and nickel – rose 7.4 % to 6.61 million tonnes from a year earlier. Year-to-date output was up 6.9 % at 32.42 million tonnes. The other non-ferrous metals are tin, antimony, mercury, magnesium and titanium. (Reporting by China Commodities and Energy team) ( China.C&[email protected] ; +86 10 5669 2115 )