Exports of unwrought aluminium, semis in Jan rise to 4-year high

China exported 426,000 mt of unwrought aluminium and aluminium semis in September, up 7.7% month on month and down 2.1% year on year, according to customs data. Exports from January to September totalled 3.56 million mt, down 18.6% from a year ago.

China imported 429,464 mt of unwrought aluminium and aluminium semis in August. Imports rose sharply 724% year on year and 9.8% month on month, the highest since April 2009, according to customs data.

China exported 395,400 mt of unwrought aluminium and aluminium semis in August, up 5.9% from July, but down 15.2% from a year ago.

China’s imports of unwrought aluminium and aluminium semis in July exceeded exports for the first time since 2009 as it has successfully contained the coronavirus outbreak earlier than other countries. China imported 391,237 mt of unwrought aluminium and aluminium semis in July, and exported 373,400 mt, according to customs data.  

China exported 373,000 mt of unwrought aluminium and aluminium semis in July, up 5.5% from June, but down 23.3% from a year ago.

China's major lithium compounds producer Tianqi Lithium was the top importer of spodumene concentrate in Sep

Exports of refined manganese, which contain unwrought manganese, scrap, and powder, were up 23.07% from Aug

Domestic prices of spot spodumene concentrate are expected to move lower with prices of lithium salts given high inventories

But it grew 8% from August 2018

SMM estimates that 75 vessels carrying 10.85 million mt of iron ore arrived at major Chinese ports during Sep 1-7