Guinea overtakes Malaysia as China¡¯s second largest bauxite supplier in April

Guinea beat Malaysia as the second largest bauxite supplier to China, marking a significant change in supplier structure.

Imports of the aluminium smelting raw material look set to grow in the future, SMM predicts. Shandong Xinfa Group plans to import 2-3 million tonnes of bauxite from Guinea this year.

Customs data showed China imported 900,000 tonnes of bauxite from Guinea in April, down just 4% from March. Imports from Malaysia tumbled 68.8 per cent year-on-year and 51.6 per cent month-on-month as the country has extended ban on bauxite mining by another three months.

China’s bauxite imports totalled 4.41 million tonnes in April, down 5.93 per cent from a year ago and 13.8 per cent from March.

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