Aluminium Imports Into China Fall In November As Smelters Increase Production
Imports of aluminium into the People’s Republic of China fell by 35.7 percent on the year in November, while its...
General Administration of Customs
China’s Unwrought Aluminium Imports Rises By 11.3 Percent In Opening Two Months Of 2023
Customs data released last week by the Chinese government show that imports of aluminium into the country over the first two months of this year jumped by 11.3 percent above totals from last year’s opening two months. Industry experts say the expected...
China’s Imports Of Aluminium Fell By Over One-Third In July
A sharp uptick in domestic aluminium production coupled with a drop in overseas supplies squeezed aluminium imports into the People’s...
China Returns To Net Aluminium Exporter In September
Typically a net exporter of primary aluminium by a wide margin, the People’s Republic of China reverted to the same...
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China’s Bauxite Ore Imports Rose By 33.18 Percent On The Year In May
Though down slightly from the prior month, May saw imports of bauxite ore into the People’s Republic of China spike by double digits on the year last month. Such was the story told by numbers released by Customs officials in Beijing earlier this week. Per Customs, imports of the aluminium precursor last month totaled 9.71 […]
Increasing Imports Of Alumina By China Buyers On The Horizon As Pinch From Shanxi Shutdowns Increases
Facing mounting shortages of the aluminium precursor thanks to the shut-down of a pair of refineries in Shanxi, Chinese traders say the momentum to import alumina continues to mount. According to sources who spoke with S&P Global Platts earlier this week, alumina imports may reach levels of up between 60 thousand and 160 thousand metric […]
Still Well Above 2017 Totals, China’s December Imports Of Alumina Fell By 37.9 Percent On The Month
Though still up significantly over last year’s total, December saw a respectable drop off in exports of alumina from the People’s Republic of China according to numbers released yesterday by the General Administration of Customs. Beijing says the year’s final month saw 177,430 metric tons of the aluminium precursor leave the Middle Kingdom’s shores, off […]
China’s Alumina Exports Fall By 37.9 Percent In November
Exports of alumina receded significantly in the year’s penultimate month, dropping by 37.9 percent to 285,696 metric tons in November. According to numbers released by China’s General Administration of Customs on Sunday, exports of aluminium’s precursor took a nosedive last month, down from record highs in October. The year’s tenth month witnessed 460,072 metric tons […]
China’s Alumina Exports In October Shatter Previous Records
Alumina issuing from refiners in the People’s Republic of China reached four-year highs in October thanks to a global market for the aluminium precursor that has been racked with upheaval and shortage for months. Per numbers issued by the General Administration of Customs on Friday, last month saw Chinese refiners ship 460,072 metric tons of […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
