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Home / Metal News / China bauxite imports expanded 9.6%YoY in January-February

China bauxite imports expanded 9.6%YoY in January-February

Mar 26, 2020 15:53

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China imported 18.4 million mt of bauxite in the first two months of 2020, up 9.64% from the same period last year.

SHANGHAI, Mar 26 (SMM) – China imported 18.4 million mt of bauxite in the first two months of 2020, up 9.64% from the same period last year, according to data from China.

The Republic of Guinea remained the biggest bauxite exporters to China, exporting 8.93 million mt of bauxite to China in the January-February period.

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