China's aluminum imports plummet 45.4 pct yearly in first four months

China's aluminum imports plummet 45.4 pct yearly in first four months

China's primary aluminum imports in the first four months of this year stood at 53,856 tons, diving 45.4 percent from the same period last year, according to statistics released by the Customs General Administration.

China's bauxite imports from January to April soared by 245.5 percent to 6.46 million tons while alumina imports reached 2.05 million tons in the four-month period, down 7.4 percent from the same period last year.

China's primary aluminum exports in the first four months reached 74,087 tons, plunging 73.6 percent from the same period last year. Aluminum alloy exports stood at 118,158 tons, down 6.5 percent.

[Interfax China Metals, 8 June 2997]