China's beverage industry records solid growth in 2021

BEIJING -- China's major beverage producers registered double-digit growth in output last year, official data shows.

In 2021, major beverage producers saw their output rise 12 percent year-on-year to over 183 million metric tons, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

In December alone, the beverage output amounted to 13.59 million tons, up 8.3 percent year-on-year.

Major producers refer to companies with annual revenue of more than 20 million yuan ($3.16 million).