According to the online inquiry platform of the General Administration of Customs, China imported 86265.32 tons of waste aluminum (scrap aluminum) in October, down 17.17 per cent from the previous month and an increase of 82.4 per cent over the same period last year.
Malaysia is the largest supplier, importing 23969.92 tons of scrap aluminium from the country in the month, down 11.2 per cent from the previous month and up 241.92 per cent from a year earlier.
The following is a breakdown of scrap aluminum import data in October 2021 based on the official website of the General Administration of Customs of China:



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