01 OCTOBER 2016AlCircle.com
China’s bauxite import rises month-on-month in August
Edited by : Beethika Biswas
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<p>According to Scrap Monster China, about 4.46 million tons of bauxite was imported by China in August 2016. The import surged 22.7% from July 2016, as shown by the latest China customs statistics. This shows China is in no plan to cut down its aluminium production in recent times.<br /><br />The rise in August exports was mainly attributed to increasing shipments from Australia, Guinea, Malaysia, Brazil and India.</p>
<p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/bauxite.jpg" alt="News" width="358" height="266" /><br />Australia still remains the top bauxite supplier to China, with a shipment volume of 2.24 million tons after the drop of Indonesia and Malaysia. Australia is followed by Guinea and Malaysia with a volume of about 1 million tons and 0.51 million tons, respectively.</p>
<p><strong>{googleAdsense}</strong><br /><br />Notably, bauxite exports from Brazil to China were also rising at a rate of 9.6% from a July 2016 to be around 429230 tons in August. China resumed bauxite purchases from India in August with a volume of 74586 tons.</p>
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