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Home / Metal News / Chinese Lithium Carbonate Smelters Have Smaller Appetite for Overseas Spodumene Concentrate, April Customs Data Shows

Chinese Lithium Carbonate Smelters Have Smaller Appetite for Overseas Spodumene Concentrate, April Customs Data Shows

May 24, 2023 10:13

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SHANGHAI, May 24 (SMM) - In April 2023, China's spodumene concentrate imports were 334,743 physical mt (41,800 mt of LCE), a slight decrease of 1% from the previous month.

SHANGHAI, May 24 (SMM) - In April 2023, China's spodumene concentrate imports were 334,743 physical mt (41,800 mt of LCE), a slight decrease of 1% from the previous month.

Imports from Australia were 290,765 mt, accounting for about 87% of total imports, a decrease of 11% compared to March.

38% of them went to Sichuan Province, 32% to Jiangxi Province, and 19% to Shanghai.

The sluggish import volume reflected cautious attitudes of Chinese lithium carbonate smelters in the face of low lithium carbonate prices in early and mid-April.

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