Indonesia’s export of bauxite is estimated to drop further in 2017

<p>Indonesia possesses significant reserves of bauxite and has become a major exporter to China. The country was the second leading bauxite-producing country in 2013. But after the export ban imposed in 2014, the production dropped significantly in the country. Indonesia imposed a banned in order to improve domestic processing. The government operated 32 mineral processing and refining corporations from 2012 to 2016.</p> <p>On January 12 2017, Indonesia government lifted ban allowing the export of bauxite and nickel within limitations decided by the government. Recently, the country loaded 56,000 tonnes of high-quality bauxite to Lubei Group after the government lifted ban on bauxite export.&nbsp;</p> <p>Kendawangan and Tayan mines&nbsp;represent the largest bauxite reserves in Indonesia, having estimated reserves of 42 million tonnes and 115.8 million tonnes respectively.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/chart-10-08-Tonnes.png" alt="news" width="448" height="336" /></p> <p>As shown in the data, Indonesia is estimated to export a total volume of 6636 tonnes of bauxite in 2017, compared with 7764 tonnes in the previous year. The country will see a notable drop in the export of bauxite.</p> <p>{googleAdsense}</p> <p>Indonesia exports a substantial amount of bauxite to Thailand. The country will continue to export bauxite to Thailand in 2017, according to the recent estimated data.</p>