According to Chinese Customs data, the imports of bauxite surged in January to the highest level since 2014. Among them, the imports from Guinea hit a high record.
The imports of the raw material for aluminum production rose to around 7.9 million tons, second only to 8.02 million tons in January 2014. The imports in December were around 7.2 million tons, compared with 7.03 million tons a year earlier. The imports of bauxite from Guinea rose to 4.3 million tons roughly in January.
Chinese imports of bauxite from Guinea have been steadily increasing since 2015. In 2017, Guinea surpassed Australia to become China's largest source of bauxite, accounting for 43.74% of Chinese total imports in 2018, up from 0.5% in 2014.
Chinese bauxite imports surge to highest level since 2014
27 Feb 2019 16:25 reported by John
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