China’s exports of aluminium alloy wheels up 2.5% YoY in Dec

SHANGHAI, Jan 30 (SMM) – China exported 80,800 mt of aluminum alloy wheels in December, up 2.5% from a year earlier, showed data from China Customs.

December’s exports valued $362 million, down 5.2% year on year.

For 2018, China’s exports of aluminum alloy wheels stood at 994,100 mt, exceeding 950,000 mt for the first time. This equates to 99.41 million units of wheels, up 7.3% from 2017, if 10 kg per unit.

The value of 2018’s exports expanded 10.4% year on year to stand at $4.7 billion, exceeding $4.5 billion for the first time.