China's Aluminum Fluoride Exports Up 14.86% MoM in Aug 2026, Prices Rise 15.5% YoY

On September 8, a shipment of 124.6 mt of imported aluminum scrap arrived at the customs supervision site at Huangqi Port in Fuling, Chongqing, marking the official launch of the pilot program for optimized inspection and supervision of imported secondary aluminum in Fuling. Fuling thus became the second district or county in Chongqing to implement the pilot, after Yongchuan. As the pilot enterprise, Jiantao Aluminum, a core secondary aluminum industry leader in south-west China, has an annual capacity of 600,000 mt. With the pilot in place, the enterprise no longer needs to unpack and store containers at coastal ports; raw materials can be shipped directly to Fuling for inspection, effectively reducing logistics and warehousing costs and shortening customs clearance time. According to the enterprise's comprehensive calculations, each mt of raw material saves 200 yuan.

Data shows that China's aluminum wire exports totaled 77,300 mt in August 2026, down 24.77% MoM but up 246.4% YoY. From January to August 2026, China's aluminum wire exports totaled 463,600 mt, up 164.7 percentage points compared to the same period last year. Of this, exports of other non-insulated aluminum stranded wire, cables, braids and similar products totaled 61,200 mt, down 27.61% MoM, accounting for 79.18% of total exports; exports of non-insulated steel-cored aluminum stranded wire, cables, braids and similar products totaled 16,100 mt, down 11.58% MoM, accounting for 20.82% of total exports.