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 imports of copper ore and concentrate continued to decline in June, falling to 1.59 million mt from 1.69 million mt in May, according to China customs data released on Tuesday. Imports in the first half of the year, however, remained 3% higher year on year. 

China’s imports of nickel ore and concentrate rebounded on the month in May, rising 24.83% from a month ago to 1.68 million mt, as deliveries resumed from the top supplier the Philippines as the country eased lockdown measures imposed to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

China's imports of cobalt raw materials, including ore and intermediate products, came in at 8,000 mt in January, down 25% from December, showed the latest customs data. Imports in 2019 were 24%...

China took 61.28 million mt of iron ore and concentrate from Australia in December, up 14.1% YoY

Chinese traders stepped up their purchases before the Indonesian mineral export ban took effect in 2020