BEIJING--December 3, 2012--Researched by Industrial Info Resources China (Beijing, China)--China's output of 10 major nonferrous metals reached 3.28 million metric tons in October 2012, an increase of 3.5% over the previous month, or 14% from October 2011, which was 10.3 percentage points higher than the growth rate in the same month last year, according to the "Operation Report for Iron and Steel Industry in October 2012," as announced by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on November 26, 2012. The output of aluminum ingot was up 2.8% over the previous month, or 20.3% from October 2011, while the growth rate in the same month last year was 0.3%; the output of copper was up 8.6% from October 2011; the output of lead was up 18.3%; and the output of zinc was down 6.2%.