英国一家金属市场研究咨询机构ＢｒｏｏｋＨｕｎｔ在其最新一期月刊中预测,2000年世界铝消费将比前一年增长5%而达2450万ｔ,其中西方国家消费量将增长4.4%而达2030万ｔ。今年美国铝消费将为635万ｔ,仅比去年增加5万ｔ。西欧铝消费今年将增长3.9%而达600万ｔ,明年将进一步增长到 BrookHunt, a metals market research consultancy in the UK, predicts in the latest issue of the monthly aluminum consumption in 2000 that the world’s aluminum consumption will increase by 5% over the previous year to 24.5 million tons, of which consumption in Western countries will increase by 4.4% to 20.3 million tons . US aluminum consumption this year will be 6.35 million tons, an increase of only 50,000 tons over last year. Aluminum consumption in Western Europe will grow 3.9% this year to 6 million tons and will further grow next year