According to General Administration of Customs, China imported 10.15 million mt of bauxite in December 2022, down 13.9% month-on-month but up 16.3% year-on-year. In details, the imports stood at 6.2 million mt from Guinea, down 14.5% MoM, but up 76.1% YoY. Imports were 2.73 million mt from Australia, down 3.8% MoM and 6.1% YoY, and 1 million mt from Indonesia, down 26.1% MoM and 55.5% YoY.
Bauxite imports from January to December 2022 totalled 125.67 million mt to reach a record high, a year-on-year increase of 16.9%. Imports from Guinea, Australia, and Indonesia were 70.35 million mt, 34.09 million mt and 18.98 million mt, respectively, an increase of 28.5%, 0.05%, and 6.7% over the previous year. China's bauxite imports have exceeded 100 million mt for four consecutive years, playing a key role in the global bauxite trade market.
