16 OCTOBER 2014Shanghai Metal Market
China Guangdong imports 623,000 tonnes of alumina Jan-Aug 2014
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China’s Guangdong Province imported 97,000 tonnes of alumina in August, up 1.6 folds yea-on-year. Year-to-date imports through August totaled 623,000 tonnes, also up 26.4% from a year ago, China Customs data showed.
The average import price was 2,231 yuan ($ 363) per tonne in August, down 8.2% from a year ago, versus 2,265 yuan per tonne for the January-August period, also down 3.2% on the year.
In August, arrivals from Australia, China’s top supplier, spiked 91.9% year-on-year to 71,000 tonnes, and inbound shipments from the EU soared 80.3% on the year to 558 tonnes. Imports from Japan, by contrast, tumbled 44.5% from a year ago to 152 tonnes.
The average import price was 2,231 yuan ($ 363) per tonne in August, down 8.2% from a year ago, versus 2,265 yuan per tonne for the January-August period, also down 3.2% on the year.
In August, arrivals from Australia, China’s top supplier, spiked 91.9% year-on-year to 71,000 tonnes, and inbound shipments from the EU soared 80.3% on the year to 558 tonnes. Imports from Japan, by contrast, tumbled 44.5% from a year ago to 152 tonnes.
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