BEIJING — China's production of 10 major non-ferrous metals rose 4.6 percent year-on-year to 56.32 million metric tons in the first 11 months of 2020, official data showed.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the pace of growth accelerated from a rise of 4.3 percent in the January-October period last year.

The 10 major non-ferrous metals are copper, aluminum, lead, zinc, nickel, tin, antimony, mercury, magnesium and titanium.

The production of electrolytic aluminum, which accounted for nearly two-thirds of the total output, increased 4 percent from the previous year to about 33.82 million tons in the first 11 months of 2020.