Russia Overtook India as China’s Top Primary Aluminium Supplier

SHANGHAI, Mar 21 (SMM) –Since last year, Russia has been China's main source of primary aluminum imports.

In 2022, China imports of primary aluminum from Russia were 462,000 mt, accounting for 69.2% of the total imports, replacing India to become China’s top supplier.

In particular, sinc in the fourth quarter of last year, an average of about 62,000 mt of primary aluminum flowed from Russia to China per month.