China Aluminum Imports and Exports Data January 2017

SHANGHAI,Feb.24 (SMM) - The General Administration of Customs Feb.24 released China's imports and exports of primary aluminum,alumina,aluminum semis and bauxite in January 2017 (unit: mt):

	Jan.	YoY (%)	Jan.– Jan.	YoY (%)
Imports:
Primary Aluminum	27,051	314.62	27,051	314.62
Origins:
India	5,242	5,099.83	5,242	5,099.83
Malaysia	4,980	3,210.59	4,980	3,210.59
Australia	4,712	160.96	4,712	160.96
Qatar	2,904	-	2,904	-
New Zealand	2,268	-8.96	2,268	-8.96
The Kingdom of Bahrain	1,998	-	1,998	-
Oman	1,595	25.64	1,595	25.64
South Africa	1,301	-	1,301	-
Iran	999	-	999	-
Russia	508	-	508	-
The United Arab Emirates	360	-33.12	360	-33.12
Nigeria	137	67.61	137	67.61

aluminum alloy	4,098	-28.17	4,098	-28.17
Origins:
Taiwan (China)	1,193	56.97	1,193	56.97
Malaysia	809	234.76	809	234.76
The United Arab Emirates	661	81.41	661	81.41
South Korea	292	-65.94	292	-65.94
Mainland China	274	-25.95	274	-25.95
Australia	202	-89.91	202	-89.91
Nigeria	165	-	165	-
Japan	155	-39.59	155	-39.59
Germany	107	-2.17	107	-2.17

scrap aluminum	171,255	27.28	171,255	27.28
Origins:
The US	50,478	25.00	50,478	25.00
Australia	29,520	59.45	29,520	59.45
Malaysia	26,484	75.59	26,484	75.59
Hong Kong	23,331	-0.21	23,331	-0.21
The UK	13,108	99.27	13,108	99.27
Thailand	5,107	279.28	5,107	279.28
Holland	4,831	-0.30	4,831	-0.30
Belgium	4,547	68.94	4,547	68.94
Germany	2,031	-82.42	2,031	-82.42
Sweden	1,972	53.19	1,972	53.19
Spain	1,830	300.36	1,830	300.36
France	1,511	46.30	1,511	46.30
Canada	1,486	-45.12	1,486	-45.12
Japan	1,043	30.70	1,043	30.70
Norway	827	38.69	827	38.69
The Philippines	811	1,306.14	811	1,306.14
Italy	399	-28.64	399	-28.64
Singapore	311	100.15	311	100.15
Colombia	245	128.19	245	128.19
Denmark	244	-21.97	244	-21.97
South Korea	209	-55.88	209	-55.88
Indonesia	195	300.04	195	300.04
Taiwan (China)	178	-61.10	178	-61.10
Mexico	157	63.02	157	63.02
Finland	107	-49.80	107	-49.80

alumina	265,766	-47.64	265,766	-47.64
Origins:
Australia	147,133	-59.03	147,133	-59.03
India	63,298	44,945.55	63,298	44,945.55
Indonesia	30,035	6,725.65	30,035	6,725.65
Vietnam	13,429	-52.36	13,429	-52.36
The US	7,763	2,147.67	7,763	2,147.67
Japan	1,600	33.44	1,600	33.44
France	1,149	6.26	1,149	6.26
Germany	980	-9.51	980	-9.51
Canada	135	100.00	135	100.00
Brazil	120	-99.88	120	-99.88
South Korea	115	315.34	115	315.34

Bauxite	4,594,952	-11.74	4,594,952	-11.74
Origins:
Australia	2,140,395	78.14	2,140,395	78.14
Guinea	1,642,168	279.27	1,642,168	279.27
Brazil	328,576	94.09	328,576	94.09
Malaysia	188,476	-90.90	188,476	-90.90
Solomon Islands	108,225	-	108,225	-
Montenegro	57,515	-	57,515	-
India	50,952	-95.40	50,952	-95.40
Vietnam	50,214	-	50,214	-
Republic of Ghana	28,391	-65.65	28,391	-65.65
Japan	40	-	40	-

aluminum semi-finished products	26,740	-26.20	26,740	-26.20
Including:
Aluminum bar, rod, and profile	3,795	-33.21	3,795	-33.21
Aluminum wire	905	55.94	905	55.94
Aluminum plate, sheet, and strip	17,329	-29.02	17,329	-29.02
aluminum foil	3,654	-20.63	3,654	-20.63
Aluminum tube (including accessories)	932	12.92	932	12.92

Finished products:
Aluminum structure and components	465	45.27	465	45.27
Aluminum stranded wire, cable	4	-51.86	4	-51.86

Exports:
Primary Aluminum	184	-96.43	184	-96.43
Destination:
Japan	183	209.16	183	209.16
The Arab Republic of Egypt	2	-	2	-

aluminum alloy	42,678	-5.82	42,678	-5.82
Destination:
Japan	26,851	85.95	26,851	85.95
Hong Kong	8,289	-62.93	8,289	-62.93
Vietnam	1,797	-9.36	1,797	-9.36
Thailand	1,560	63.91	1,560	63.91
Taiwan (China)	1,137	-29.67	1,137	-29.67
Australia	1,024	9.52	1,024	9.52
The Philippines	401	120.43	401	120.43
Brazil	226	-	226	-
Malaysia	200	22.56	200	22.56
India	178	-78.01	178	-78.01
South Korea	158	-80.20	158	-80.20
Holland	151	-39.92	151	-39.92
Norway	144	90.72	144	90.72

scrap aluminum	84	228.22	84	228.22
Destination:
Turkey	45	-	45	-
Japan	35	-	35	-


alumina	5,386	-61.59	5,386	-61.59
Destination
South Korea	2,158	3.21	2,158	3.21
North Korea	1,502	-	1,502	-
The US	299	12.64	299	12.64
Iran	245	-97.61	245	-97.61
Taiwan (China)	232	28.77	232	28.77
Vietnam	213	140.99	213	140.99
Russia	168	246.24	168	246.24
Japan	125	-51.85	125	-51.85
India	95	-45.73	95	-45.73
Bangladesh	69	-10.49	69	-10.49
The Kingdom of Bahrain	50	-	50	-
Malaysia	49	-48.03	49	-48.03
Pakistan	31	-31.11	31	-31.11
Germany	22	923.43	22	923.43
Spain	22	50.00	22	50.00
Indonesia	21	-85.42	21	-85.42
France	20	999,900.00	20	999,900.00
The United Arab Emirates	16	312.00	16	312.00
Myanmar	13	4,095.33	13	4,095.33

aluminum semi-finished products	350,000	5.30	350,000	5.30
Including
Aluminum bar, rod, and profile	89,423	-11.00	89,423	-11.00
Aluminum wire	2,056	3.68	2,056	3.68
Aluminum plate, sheet, and strip	142,445	5.84	142,445	5.84
aluminum foil	99,336	23.60	99,336	23.60
Aluminum tube (including accessories)	12,212	12.22	12,212	12.22

Finished products:
Aluminum structure and components	81,437	21.87	81,437	21.87
Aluminum stranded wire, cable	25,450	54.67	25,450	54.67
Note: “-” means data is unavailable.
(Source: China Customs)
(Edited by SMM)