China: Strong global demand fuels China's aluminum export.

【Voice_over】 China's aluminum exports have maintained their momentum in the first half of this year, fueled by robust global demand. In central China's Henan Province, many aluminum processing companies are running at full capacity to fill orders. 【Sound_bite】 Qian Yu, General Manager, Henan Zhongfu Industrial Co., Ltd.: "We produce over 500,000 tons of aluminum material for beverage cans per year, accounting for roughly 8 to 10 percent of the global total. And this is a fast-growing market. Especially in recent years, the usage rate of beverage cans has been rising in Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa." 【Voice_over】 To keep up with overseas demand, many companies are expanding their sales networks abroad and some of them have set up plants there. 【Sound_bite】 Hua Lei, Deputy Sales Director, Henan Mingtai Aluminum Co., Ltd.: "As our output goes up, and so does the added value of our products. Meanwhile, the production capacity of our overseas plant rose 20 percent this year and the profit also went up. We estimate that the factory could reach full capacity this year." 【Voice_over】 Customs data shows China's export of aluminum materials and products totaled 5.6 million tons in the first half of the year, a 14 percent increase from a year earlier. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]