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China Aluminum Imports and Exports March 2012
Apr 24, 2012 09:13Source:SMM
China Aluminum Imports and Exports
SHANGHAI, Apr. 24 -- The General Administration of Customs on Apr. 23 released China's imports and exports of primary aluminum, alumina, aluminum semis and bauxite in March 2012 (unit: mt):
| Mar. | YoY (%) | Jan.– Mar. | YoY (%) | |
| Imports: | ||||
| Primary Aluminum | 63,634 | 177.29 | 186,241 | 149.30 |
| Origins | ||||
| Russia | 20,816 | 46.47 | 69,713 | 56.90 |
| South Africa | 12,093 | 462.08 | 14,404 | 240.98 |
| Oman | 9,716 | 3,609.27 | 29,125 | 1,258.43 |
| Australia | 9,186 | 50.06 | 38,350 | 66.65 |
| The Kingdom of Bahrain | 4,497 | - | 8,493 | - |
| India | 2,333 | - | 10,474 | - |
| Qatar | 2,009 | - | 2,009 | - |
| The United Arab Emirates | 1,445 | 6,607.22 | 2,634 | 5,989.07 |
| North Korea | 839 | 603.51 | 1,862 | 157.34 |
| Malaysia | 523 | - | 2,791 | - |
| Taiwan (China) | 106 | 243.22 | 491 | 703.68 |
| China | 25 | - | 50 | 2,488.87 |
| Nigeria | 24 | - | 24 | - |
| Germany | 14 | - | 15 | - |
| Japan | 5 | -56.66 | 9 | -34.97 |
| The US | 4 | -73.35 | 5 | -80.80 |
| aluminum alloy | 8,935 | -16.36 | 24,204 | -10.01 |
| Origins | ||||
| The United Arab Emirates | 2,603 | 36.21 | 5,108 | 15.21 |
| Taiwan (China) | 2,005 | -25.75 | 5,363 | -17.89 |
| China | 1,712 | 8.73 | 3,961 | -8.11 |
| Australia | 587 | -42.67 | 793 | -60.89 |
| The US | 425 | -34.70 | 1,831 | 28.26 |
| Japan | 338 | 25.70 | 699 | 17.73 |
| South Korea | 242 | -41.38 | 2,828 | 195.50 |
| Malaysia | 237 | -48.09 | 483 | -37.78 |
| The UK | 219 | -48.47 | 220 | -49.47 |
| Russia | 187 | -50.15 | 818 | -72.31 |
| Iran | 97 | - | 97 | - |
| Nigeria | 77 | -37.36 | 354 | 11.26 |
| South Africa | 76 | 545.60 | 208 | 177.65 |
| Latvia | 76 | - | 76 | - |
| Vietnam | 30 | -50.43 | 30 | -50.43 |
| Spain | 24 | -48.82 | 24 | -88.50 |
| scrap aluminum | 220,237 | 14.89 | 573,547 | 2.51 |
| Origins | ||||
| Hong Kong | 85,026 | 441.18 | 219,855 | 539.16 |
| The US | 51,655 | 28.97 | 156,767 | 35.43 |
| Spain | 16,013 | -16.09 | 32,445 | -65.22 |
| Australia | 14,268 | -41.13 | 34,965 | -57.95 |
| Germany | 7,667 | -58.60 | 20,853 | -39.18 |
| Belgium | 6,172 | 142.72 | 9,191 | 55.79 |
| The UK | 5,924 | 121.44 | 12,730 | 66.38 |
| Canada | 5,804 | 41.75 | 14,733 | 19.25 |
| Holland | 4,509 | 13.77 | 13,247 | 50.42 |
| France | 4,278 | -56.99 | 10,267 | -36.63 |
| Malaysia | 3,914 | -87.83 | 12,107 | -87.56 |
| Japan | 3,738 | 85.31 | 8,947 | 63.60 |
| Mexico | 3,010 | -18.62 | 5,860 | -31.98 |
| Portugal | 926 | -74.77 | 2,038 | -78.76 |
| Colombia | 757 | 29.69 | 1,711 | 47.92 |
| Italy | 729 | 109.48 | 1,225 | 71.81 |
| Macao | 659 | - | 899 | - |
| South Korea | 625 | -12.97 | 1,789 | 10.23 |
| Denmark | 610 | 239.53 | 2,475 | 714.05 |
| Rumania | 520 | - | 1,284 | - |
| Sweden | 378 | 271.27 | 851 | 41.59 |
| New Zealand | 340 | 22.68 | 648 | 20.08 |
| Georgia | 327 | - | 373 | - |
| Ecuador | 306 | 13.74 | 908 | -1.70 |
| The Republic of Angola | 305 | - | 305 | - |
| Peru | 247 | -38.37 | 567 | -38.38 |
| Dominican Republic | 226 | 130.86 | 574 | 98.52 |
| Kuwait | 220 | 42.65 | 424 | -19.44 |
| Bulgarian | 208 | -17.22 | 719 | 3.76 |
| Greece | 203 | - | 722 | 58.41 |
| Ireland | 145 | - | 355 | - |
| Finland | 102 | - | 602 | 189.85 |
| alumina | 439,022 | 229.75 | 1,161,606 | 65.82 |
| Origins | ||||
| Australia | 359,807 | 175.08 | 1,039,692 | 49.87 |
| Brazil | 46,803 | 779,945.22 | 54,412 | 680,055.98 |
| India | 30,146 | 37,582.50 | 30,146 | 9,908.79 |
| Japan | 1,563 | 9.37 | 3,251 | 2.79 |
| Germany | 274 | 59.02 | 480 | -8.05 |
| France | 249 | -19.30 | 1,471 | -28.87 |
| South Korea | 82 | -66.66 | 150 | -42.00 |
| The US | 67 | 9.94 | 458 | 58.31 |
| North Korea | 20 | - | 29 | - |
| Belgium | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Italy | 3 | -7.56 | 3 | -48.84 |
| Taiwan (China) | 2 | -92.89 | 7 | -84.85 |
| Swiss | 1 | 900.00 | 1 | -83.07 |
| Hungary | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| The UK | 0 | 100.00 | 1 | 4,680.00 |
| Denmark | - | -100.00 | 1 | 139.52 |
| Malaysia | - | - | 1 | - |
| Jamaica | - | - | 31,495 | - |
| Bauxite | 5,268,138 | 49.67 | 13,018,062 | 50.73 |
| Origins | ||||
| Indonesia | 4,418,099 | 53.88 | 10,603,102 | 60.02 |
| Australia | 801,001 | 23.56 | 2,271,907 | 34.17 |
| India | 48,867 | - | 48,867 | -84.58 |
| Japan | 99 | -51.37 | 99 | -51.37 |
| Guyana | 72 | - | 92 | 15.00 |
| Malaysia | - | - | 93,995 | - |
| aluminum semis | 47,925 | -11.40 | 128,216 | -10.10 |
| Including | ||||
| Aluminum bar, rod, and profile | 8,311 | 31.15 | 19,605 | 10.60 |
| Aluminum wire | 415 | -33.98 | 1,577 | -21.74 |
| Aluminum plate, sheet, and strip | 32,959 | -17.73 | 90,060 | -13.61 |
| aluminum foil | 4,562 | -6.49 | 12,124 | -3.55 |
| Aluminum tube (including accessories) | 1,396 | -26.17 | 4,179 | -26.25 |
| Aluminum structure and components | 550 | 0.19 | 1,257 | 1.27 |
| Aluminum stranded wire, cable | 56 | 161.53 | 165 | 592.55 |
| Exports: | ||||
| Primary Aluminum | 12,288 | 176.39 | 34,364 | 566.00 |
| Destination | ||||
| South Korea | 11,473 | 172.94 | 32,717 | 646.25 |
| Hong Kong | 509 | 484,738.10 | 724 | 689,682.86 |
| Japan | 281 | 28.05 | 823 | 21.51 |
| The US | 22 | -3.49 | 22 | -67.57 |
| North Korea | 3 | 2,054.17 | 16 | 162.49 |
| Germany | 0 | - | 33 | - |
| Vietnam | - | - | 17 | - |
| Slovenia | - | - | 12 | - |
| aluminum alloy | 55,695 | -10.33 | 140,793 | -8.09 |
| Destination | ||||
| Japan | 27,889 | -16.73 | 79,303 | 3.24 |
| Hong Kong | 15,652 | 7.22 | 30,143 | -12.25 |
| South Korea | 3,187 | -6.01 | 7,392 | -42.96 |
| Vietnam | 2,287 | 10.19 | 5,004 | -12.87 |
| Indonesia | 1,973 | -49.04 | 5,473 | -17.22 |
| Malaysia | 1,381 | 66.12 | 4,157 | 8.38 |
| Australia | 1,059 | 1,671.56 | 2,605 | 709.18 |
| The Philippines | 696 | -6.32 | 1,904 | -12.83 |
| Thailand | 368 | -69.69 | 2,002 | -17.79 |
| Taiwan (China) | 313 | -46.04 | 754 | -46.21 |
| Norway | 225 | - | 476 | - |
| Holland | 174 | -72.81 | 601 | -65.00 |
| Qatar | 121 | 0.08 | 221 | 51.83 |
| The United Arab Emirates | 90 | -22.43 | 114 | -1.71 |
| The US | 60 | -16.00 | 96 | -43.10 |
| Singapore | 40 | 98.60 | 80 | -97.56 |
| Algeria | 40 | - | 40 | - |
| Iran | 40 | - | 47 | - |
| Germany | 25 | 5.13 | 36 | -49.41 |
| India | 25 | - | 192 | -57.98 |
| Slovenia | 24 | - | 73 | 48.02 |
| Italy | 14 | -87.01 | 26 | -82.01 |
| Turkey | 9 | -75.80 | 18 | -58.42 |
| Argentina | 3 | - | 30 | - |
| scrap aluminum | 126 | 49.92 | 440 | 108.10 |
| Destination | ||||
| South Korea | 126 | 49.92 | 440 | 108.14 |
| alumina | 1,566 | -55.21 | 5,648 | -28.41 |
| Destination | ||||
| The US | 258 | 181.33 | 835 | 314.07 |
| Japan | 231 | -21.15 | 459 | -7.15 |
| The Arab Republic of Egypt | 200 | - | 201 | - |
| South Korea | 188 | 16.59 | 360 | -85.30 |
| Mongolia | 120 | - | 120 | -31.03 |
| Iran | 119 | 8.23 | 169 | 52.05 |
| Italy | 96 | 33.33 | 120 | 66.67 |
| Vietnam | 90 | -59.15 | 332 | -40.53 |
| The Republic of Djibouti | 53 | 210,300.00 | 63 | 77,223.17 |
| Taiwan (China) | 47 | -40.29 | 105 | -46.77 |
| Indonesia | 38 | -69.11 | 84 | -79.67 |
| Pakistan | 25 | 25.30 | 139 | 97.94 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 18.65 | 50 | -27.27 |
| Myanmar | 20 | - | 29 | - |
| Bangladesh | 20 | -75.00 | 46 | -45.88 |
| India | 11 | -76.22 | 58 | -50.00 |
| Russia | 9 | -62.56 | 25 | -52.94 |
| Singapore | 5 | 42.76 | 15 | 81.30 |
| Germany | 3 | -91.69 | 29 | -57.57 |
| North Korea | 3 | -99.88 | 2,006 | 0.21 |
| The UK | 2 | -88.01 | 73 | 244.95 |
| Mexico | 2 | 220.00 | 6 | -91.60 |
| Hungary | 2 | -17.50 | 2 | -17.50 |
| aluminum semis | 240,000 | -4.70 | 640,000 | 2.20 |
| Including | ||||
| Aluminum bar, rod, and profile | 81,496 | 35.99 | 215,888 | 45.55 |
| Aluminum wire | 2,582 | 35.80 | 4,796 | 15.72 |
| Aluminum plate, sheet, and strip | 91,193 | -30.43 | 248,565 | -21.10 |
| aluminum foil | 59,147 | 9.86 | 147,677 | 8.44 |
| Aluminum tube (including accessories) | 8,564 | 5.96 | 22,122 | 4.51 |
| Aluminum structure and components | 40,885 | 13.01 | 106,680 | 6.66 |
| Aluminum stranded wire, cable | 10,303 | 13.99 | 28,584 | 64.58 |
| Note:“-”meansdataisunavailable. | ||||
| (Source:ChinaCustoms) | ||||
| (EditedbySMM) |
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