In November, China's lithium concentrate imports totaled 482,500 mt, down 4.3% MoM.
According to data from the General Administration of Customs, the total domestic lithium concentrate imports in November were approximately 482,500 mt, equivalent to 46,000 mt LCE, with a 4.3% MoM decrease in physical tons. The average import price was about $670/mt. Among these, lithium concentrate imports from Australia were approximately 300,000 mt (62%), from Nigeria about 34,000 mt (7.0%), from Zimbabwe about 119,000 mt (25%), and from Brazil about 27,000 mt (5.6%). Additionally, raw ore imports from South Africa were approximately 51,800 mt, up 2.4% MoM from October, with relatively small changes.
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