China Aluminum Imports and Exports Data February 2017

Published: Mar 23, 2017 16:08
The General Administration of Customs Mar.23 released China's imports and exports of primary aluminum,alumina,aluminum semis and bauxite in February 2017 (unit: mt):

SHANGHAI,Mar.23 (SMM) - The General Administration of Customs Mar.23 released China's imports and exports of primary aluminum,alumina,aluminum semis and bauxite in February 2017  (unit: mt):

  Feb. YoY (%) Jan.– Feb. YoY (%)
Imports:        
Primary Aluminum 6,869 58.93 33,925 212.77
Origins:        
Malaysia 2,489 567.65 7,468 1,327.56
Australia 1,328 10.18 6,045 100.73
South Africa 751 - 2,053 -
Russia 711 791.93 1,218 1,429.01
Nigeria 546 - 682 736.93
Oman 511 -55.61 2,107 -13.01
India 326 - 5,568 5,423.52
The United Arab Emirates 174 - 534 -0.90
Saudi Arabia 15 - 35 -
Japan 12 51.95 14 3.47
Germany 5 - 5 -93.65
South Korea 2 - 4 94.10
         
aluminum alloy 6,173 151.84 10,271 25.93
Origins:        
Australia 2,093 1,970.47 2,295 9.38
The United Arab Emirates 1,333 1,471.53 1,994 344.03
Malaysia 627 79.01 1,436 142.64
South Korea 559 -0.51 851 -40.02
Taiwan (China) 307 -50.99 1,501 8.16
Thailand 304 - 304 -
Japan 240 29.90 394 -10.46
Mainland China 219 -36.73 493 -31.16
Russia 106 - 106 0.47
The US 84 453.48 110 320.10
Venezuela 82 - 82 -
The Arab Republic of Egypt 78 48.18 78 48.18
Germany 68 504.83 175 44.93
Laos 54 - 54 -
Kazakhstan 13 26.26 23 1.88
France 7 3,566.84 8 4,065.79
         
scrap aluminum 167,988 80.09 339,243 48.90
Origins:        
The US 49,215 53.92 99,693 37.78
Malaysia 24,901 146.30 51,385 103.97
Australia 23,482 105.13 53,002 76.90
Hong Kong 22,110 18.35 45,441 8.03
The UK 14,785 179.01 27,894 134.85
Thailand 10,601 5,572.80 15,708 924.46
Holland 5,183 109.71 10,015 36.85
The Philippines 3,548 19,337.37 4,360 5,639.60
Belgium 2,859 90.77 7,407 76.75
Canada 2,072 -10.09 3,558 -29.02
Germany 1,467 -67.48 3,498 -78.22
Italy 1,046 881.38 1,445 116.99
France 1,003 54.77 2,513 49.57
Spain 947 922.72 2,777 405.16
Sweden 649 65.44 2,621 56.05
Japan 605 -48.76 1,648 -16.71
South Korea 562 751.69 771 42.77
Mexico 376 -43.19 533 -29.72
Finland 318 - 425 100.04
Singapore 317 176.92 628 132.73
Denmark  254 43.55 498 1.72
New Zealand 253 184.22 304 -17.03
Estonia 237 - 237 -
Norway 218 -57.24 1,046 -5.53
Vietnam 179 - 227 -
Ecuador  156 -23.79 202 -61.52
Brazil 94 - 94 -
Colombia 83 -35.73 328 38.77
Taiwan (China) 72 66.28 250 -50.09
Peru 71 -2.88 117 59.33
Macao 71 - 71 257.47
Dominican 63 - 63 39.22
Paraguay 50 - 50 88.81
Indonesia 49 -34.27 244 98.59
Poland 47 - 47 -
Chile 25 -60.25 47 -43.15
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 19 - 19 -
         
alumina 234,524 -37.02 500,289 -43.14
Origins:        
Australia 99,186 -48.11 246,319 -55.24
Jamaica  40,386 - 40,386 -
Vietnam 32,311 -20.27 45,741 -33.44
Indonesia 30,061 149,868.00 60,096 12,962.26
India 28,261 -7.10 91,559 199.61
Japan 1,411 33.59 3,011 33.51
France 1,365 109.91 2,514 45.19
Germany 1,341 89.16 2,321 29.54
The US 81 -99.73 7,845 -74.44
Canada 64 22,757.86 199 193.40
South Korea 48 851.17 162 397.51
Hungary 7 -22.21 7 -22.21
Mainland China 1 -80.00 4 -40.85
         
Bauxite  4,258,174 34.42 8,852,894 5.72
Origins:        
Australia 1,878,096 77.63 4,018,491 77.90
Guinea 1,335,567 313.62 2,977,735 293.95
Malaysia 466,928 -50.15 655,172 -78.22
India 248,686 -56.08 299,638 -82.10
Brazil 155,223 2.21 483,799 50.64
Republic of Ghana 62,746 -20.55 91,138 -43.61
Montenegro 61,328 - 118,843 -
Solomon Islands 49,560 - 157,785 -
Japan 40 - 80 -
         
aluminum semi-finished products  31,452 36.50 58,192 -1.90
Including:        
Aluminum bar, rod, and profile 3,782 0.89 7,577 -19.66
Aluminum wire  864 16.11 1,769 33.56
Aluminum plate, sheet, and strip 21,403 51.19 38,732 0.42
aluminum foil  4,481 20.20 8,135 -2.36
Aluminum tube (including accessories) 858 42.98 1,790 25.57
         
Finished products:        
Aluminum structure and components 572 199.61 1,037 102.94
Aluminum stranded wire, cable 1 -94.80 5 -81.56
         
Exports:        
Primary Aluminum 50 -98.31 234 -97.11
Destination:        
North Korea 29 - 29 -
Japan 20 904.70 203 231.94
         
aluminum alloy 29,133 22.11 71,811 3.81
Destination:        
Japan 19,503 114.91 46,354 97.13
Hong Kong 4,907 -43.94 13,195 -57.59
Vietnam 977 2.86 2,773 -5.40
Taiwan (China) 733 -10.18 1,869 -23.13
Australia 647 -12.02 1,671 0.03
Thailand 599 -35.16 2,160 15.11
South Korea 405 368.64 564 -36.41
Malaysia 311 - 511 212.60
Brazil 198 -27.26 425 55.73
Norway 173 -22.90 316 5.67
Mexico 117 -87.35 215 -80.88
The Philippines 89 -9.11 490 75.21
The United Arab Emirates 80 300.00 160 -33.33
Russia 62 - 82 832.92
The Kingdom of Bahrain 55 - 105 109.44
Holland 50 -80.18 201 -60.11
India 48 -73.37 226 -77.17
Indonesia 41 -79.74 46 -79.36
Pakistan 41 724.14 120 48.34
Spain 36 - 44 -
South Africa 25 - 81 -
Italy 22 - 45 50.00
Syria 15 - 15 -
         
scrap aluminum 34 - 118 361.94
Destination:        
Japan 34 - 69 -
         
alumina 2,038 54.79 7,424 -51.60
Destination        
Japan 808 962.00 933 178.30
The US 314 -6.86 0 1.74
Taiwan (China) 229 138.01 461 66.86
South Korea 196 24.55 2,353 4.70
Vietnam 115 53.23 329 100.70
Malaysia 85 164.56 134 5.84
Russia 70 -57.00 238 12.51
Iran 35 - 280 -97.27
Indonesia 31 -11.43 52 -70.96
Canada 30 - 31 -33.78
Pakistan 25 227,172.73 56 24.41
Spain 22 980.00 43 163.41
Holland 12 -45.45 13 -76.36
Italy 12 -50.00 12 -50.00
The UK 10 -34.60 15 -57.45
India 9 -72.95 104 -50.04
Belgium 9 - 9 84.00
Djibouti 7 - 7 -
Myanmar 6 - 18 5,928.67
Portugal 3 -47.60 3 -47.60
Poland 3 - 6 -
Uzbekistan 3 - 6 360.12
Singapore 2 -37.23 2 -50.82
Hungary 2 -50.00 2 -66.67
The Philippines 1 - 1 -54.55
The United Arab Emirates 1 - 17 337.00
         
aluminum semi-finished products  230,000 -10.30 580,000 -1.50
Including        
Aluminum bar, rod, and profile 29,525 -58.81 118,948 -30.91
Aluminum wire  955 -30.67 3,011 -10.40
Aluminum plate, sheet, and strip 118,393 13.11 260,838 9.02
aluminum foil  75,298 4.66 174,634 14.65
Aluminum tube (including accessories) 6,258 -15.18 18,470 1.15
         
Finished products:        
Aluminum structure and components 44,424 3.70 125,861 14.77
Aluminum stranded wire, cable 9,933 -38.67 35,383 8.37
Note: “-” means data is unavailable.        
(Source: China Customs)        
(Edited by SMM)        

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