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China’s bauxite imports grow in Jul y-o-y

19 Aug 2022 15:17 reported by Joy Liu

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According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs of China, China imported around 10.6 million tons of bauxite in July this year, hiking by 14.4% compared to the same month a year ago.

During the period, the imports of unwrought aluminum and aluminum products were about 193,000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 38.3%.

In the first seven months of this year, China’s imports of bauxite were up by 17.6% to 75.8 million tons, and those of unwrought aluminum and aluminum products dropped by 28% to 1.28 million tons, both year on year.

Besides, China's primary aluminum production hiked to 3.43 million tons in July.