China’s bauxite shipments and seaborne cargoes review: Inpour surges, but shipments slide
As of mid-July 2025, China’s bauxite supply chain stands at a crossroads, flush with incoming cargo but showing signs of lagging shipments. The latest Mysteel survey, dated July 11, 2025, paints a contrasting picture of China’s bauxite trade dynamics, revealing a week-on-week increase in seaborne cargo volume, even as actual shipments to Chinese ports dropped dramatically. The story here is not just about numbers; it’s about timing, trade strategies, and potential implications for the aluminium supply chain. The latest survey captures this divergence vividly: while seaborne cargo volumes surged past 16.38 million tonnes, the volume of shipments received at Chinese ports plunged by over 1 million tonnes week-on-week.
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Seaborne volumes climb, driven by Guinea
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