China Customs Released March Unwrought Aluminum Alloy Import and Export Data

Published: Apr 20, 2022 14:53

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SHANGHAI, Apr 20 (SMM) - According to customs data, China’s import volume of unwrought aluminum alloys in March 2022 was 120,600 mt, a year-on-year increase of 54.5% and a month-on-month increase of 31.3%. From January to March 2022, the cumulative import was 329,000 mt, a year-on-year increase of 50.2%.

In March 2022, the export volume of unwrought aluminum alloy was 18,300 mt, an increase of 2.1% year-on-year and 55.6% month-on-month. From January to March, the cumulative export was 38,000 mt, a year-on-year decrease of 21.4%.

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