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China’s unwrought aluminum and aluminum products imports fall in Apr, Jan-Apr y-o-y

19 May 2022 16:41 reported by Joy Liu

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According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs of China, China’s exports of unwrought aluminum and aluminum products fell by 37.7% in April to around 175,300 tons, and the cumulative exports in the first four months of this year decreased by nearly 25% year on year to roughly 708,200 tons.

China’s imports of aluminum ore and its concentrates grew by 27% year on year to 11.13 million tons, and the total imports of these products from January to April hiked by 22% year on year to 43.8 million tons.

In April, China’s alumina exports totaled 170,000 tons, surging by 1,828% compared to the same month a year ago. The accumulative exports in the first four months of this year amounted to 190,000 tons, a year-on-year jump of 495.7%.