Aluminum Material Export Increase Secret Worry Cannot be Ignored

According to customs statistics, exports of aluminum on Ningbo Port in January 2007 reached 4,127 tons, with the value of 14.64 million dollars, increased by 1.45 and 1.73 times respectively year-on-year. The average export price represents rising trend, the average export price is 3547 dollars per ton, rising by 11.4%. The key features are as follows:

General trade accounted for a dominant position, the dramatic increase in exports. January, the Ningbo port to the general trade exports aluminum 13.17 million dollars, with an increase of 1.59 times, accounted for 90% of total export value over the same period.
  Second, the export of foreign-invested enterprises and private enterprises increase quickly. January of this year, foreign-invested enterprises exported aluminum 8.01 million dollars, with an increase of 2.33 times; private enterprises export is 4.91 million dollars, with an increase of 1.68 times. Above two accounts for 88.3% of total export value over the same period.

Major export markets are United States, the European Union and Australia. January of this year aluminum exports to the United States, the European Union and Australia are 2.597 million dollars, 2.199 million dollars and 1.417 million dollars, increased by 1.62 times. 2.03 times and 1.17 times, and the three together accounted for 42.4%.

The main reasons of the dramatic increase in the export of aluminum in Ningbo port are: First, the domestic production capacity surplus, the domestic market supply surplus and enterprise¡¯s strong desire to export. Second, the state limit aluminum exports, encourage the exports of high value-added aluminum alloy, aluminum material. From January 1, 2007, tentative tax of aluminum export tariffs is 0, to a certain extent, stimulate the growth of exports of this commodity.

¡¡But aluminum rapid export growth trigger a lot of the worries that have attracted the attention of many aspects:

 First, insufficient bauxite resources have become the bottleneck of industry.

Second, as aluminum smelting belongs to "high pollution, high energy consumption, high input" industry, rapid development of aluminum smelting industry increase the pressure to the domestic resources, energy and the environment.

 Third, Production capacity excess caused difficulties.

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