New Delhi, March 30 -- Aluminium production saw a modest increase of 0.9 per cent, rising to 38.36 lakh tonnes (LT) during April-February of Financial Year 2024-25, according to provisional data released by Ministry of Mines.

Aluminium production in the same period last year stayed at 38.00 lakh tonnes, as per the government data.

Meanwhile, refined copper production grew by 7.1 per cent to 4.97 LT in FY 2024-25, the ministry's data revealed.

India ranks in the top 10 producers of refined copper, ranks fourth globally in terms of iron ore production, and is the world's second-largest producer of aluminium.

Advanced economies view aluminium as a strategic resource, adopting measures to shield their industries.

US, for instance, has im...