China's primary aluminum imports skyrocket
Shanghai. October 27. INTERFAX-CHINA - China imported 1.37 million tons of primary aluminum in the first nine months of this year, up 1,402.04 percent on an annual basis, according to statistics released by the General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Oct. 26.
In September, China imported 117,004 tons of primary aluminum, down 0.18 percent from the previous month, but up 2,370.96 percent on an annual basis.
China's alumina imports during the nine-month period also increased 16.64 percent from the same period in 2008 to 4.10 million tons.
The tables below detail China's trade of aluminum-related products in September and the first nine months of 2009. Totals given are for selected countries and regions plus various regions not included in the charts.
China's primary aluminum imports, September and the first nine months, 2009
| Product | Country or region | Imports, Sep 2009 (tons) | M-o-m change (%) | Imports, Jan - Sep, 2009 (tons) | Y-o-y change (%) |
| Primary aluminum | Russia | 67,471 | 149.15 | 383,407 | 613.69 |
| Oman | 15,631 | 27.55 | 48,009 | N/A | |
| Australia | 10,944 | -6.93 | 203,366 | 1342.17 | |
| Iran | 6,602 | 53.46 | 54,128 | 3934.16 | |
| United States | 4,556 | N/A | 13,122 | 381694.04 | |
| South Africa | 2,106 | -38.46 | 38,769 | 1175.09 | |
| Tajikistan | 2,051 | -73.63 | 97,606 | 3756.99 | |
| India | 1,978 | -67.80 | 141,687 | 5178.2 | |
| UAE | 1,866 | -43.01 | 39,073 | 25980.38 | |
| Venezuela | 1,190 | N/A | 8,982 | N/A | |
| Estonia | 1,001 | N/A | 3,236 | N/A | |
| Total | 117,004 | -0.18 | 1,370,976 | 1,402.04 | |
| Aluminum alloy | UAE | 5,065 | 15.85 | 24,906 | 71.78 |
| Taiwan | 4,293 | 37.03 | 35,565 | 3.28 | |
| China(Repurchased) | 2,665 | 26.00 | 15,818 | -24.25 | |
| United States | 2,658 | -39.43 | 24,282 | 294.12 | |
| South Korea | 1,290 | -7.39 | 16,195 | 326.26 | |
| Australia | 1,132 | -32.46 | 13,155 | 68.88 | |
| Total | 20,109 | -10.49 | 199,182 | 88.4 | |
| Scrap aluminum | Germany | 88,123 | -11.51 | 396,865 | 4466.72 |
| United States | 54,175 | 38.07 | 257,848 | -13.58 | |
| Australia | 44,375 | -0.19 | 244,327 | 9.25 | |
| Malaysia | 39,994 | 17.41 | 202,529 | 141 | |
| Spain | 39,058 | 261.31 | 289,159 | -49.66 | |
| Hong Kong | 16,873 | 43.28 | 50,254 | -71.58 | |
| Total | 329,646 | 16.16 | 1,821,004 | 8.41 | |
| Alumina | Australia | 405,560 | 26.40 | 3,635,461 | 23.7 |
| India | 61,288 | N/A | 274,797 | -47.74 | |
| Japan | 1,605 | 14.72 | 11,250 | -41.78 | |
| Total | 469,099 | 39.01 | 4,099,896 | 16.64 | |
| Bauxite | Indonesia | 2,154,054 | 85.29 | 9,771,675 | -31.35 |
| Australia | 535,208 | 21.62 | 3,404,843 | -4.32 | |
| Thailand | 23 | -50.00 | 184 | N/A | |
| Germany | 22 | N/A | 44 | 6.01 | |
| Japan | 11 | N/A | 26 | -99.76 | |
| Total | 2,689,318 | 67.80 | 13,341,619 | -37.46 | |
| Aluminum product | Total | 58,764 | 17.37 | 427,119 | -13.2 |
Source: GAC
Note: Monthly changes were calculated based on September and August figures previously released by the GAC.
China's primary aluminum and aluminum-related exports, September and first nine months, 2009
| Product | Country or region | Exports, Sep 2009 (tons) | M-o-m change (%) | Exports, Jan - Sep, 2009 (tons) | Y-o-y change (%) |
| Primary aluminum | Pakistan | 2,049 | N/A | 2,049 | N/A |
| Japan | 205 | 41.38 | 904 | -17.03 | |
| Total | 2,255 | 325.47 | 11,931 | -79.03 | |
| Aluminum alloy | Japan | 16,058 | 45.35 | 73,271 | -61.84 |
| Hong Kong | 9,042 | 30.16 | 39,511 | -50.21 | |
| Indonesia | 1,660 | -64.53 | 16,474 | -35.59 | |
| Malaysia | 1,299 | 124.74 | 7,051 | -65.89 | |
| Philippines | 941 | -3.98 | 5,206 | -25.8 | |
| Vietnam | 894 | -9.61 | 5,342 | -32.04 | |
| Thailand | 758 | 26.76 | 4,982 | -78.82 | |
| Total | 31,055 | 16.01 | 156,004 | -75.2 | |
| Scrap aluminum | South Korea | 48 | -42.86 | 574 | 33.26 |
| Total | 48 | -42.86 | 577 | -11.09 | |
| Alumina | South Korea | 3,379 | 477.61 | 16,590 | 1,658.03 |
| Indonesia | 151 | 7.09 | 555 | -78.12 | |
| Japan | 142 | N/A | 729 | -51.62 | |
| Total | 4,189 | -78.80 | 54,706 | 45.93 | |
| Aluminum product | Total | 160,000 | 23.08 | 950,000 | -36.6 |
Source: GAC
Note: Monthly changes were calculated based on September and August figures previously released by the GAC.
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