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Indonesia’s decision to ban bauxite exports in 2023 has changed the map of alumina supply. Within a year, the country flipped from being a raw ore shipper to a net exporter of alumina in 2024, a shift that is now unsettling traditional producers in Australia and Brazil.
Analysts believe Indonesia ...
On Tuesday, Mysteel's assessments on spot prices for metallurgical-grade alumina with purity above 98.6 per cent in Shandong, Henan, and Guizhou provinces declined by RMB 10 per tonne (USD 1.4 per tonne) from Monday, averaging RMB 3,190–3,310 per tonne.
Meanwhile, the assessed prices for the same ...
In July 2025, China exported 229,400 tonnes of alumina, up 56.4 per cent YoY; imported 125,900 tonnes of alumina, up 78.2 per cent YoY; net import of alumina was -104,000 tonnes.
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From January to July 2025, China's cumulative imports of alumina were 394,000 ...
