Analysis of Bauxite Import Situation in China in 2011

China's 2011 bauxite imports totaled 4,484,900 tons, an increase of 49.73% year-on-year, setting a record high for the same period in history.

According to customs data, China’s bauxite imports totaled 4.5796 million tons in December 2011, up 48.61% year-on-year. At this point, China’s bauxite imports totaled 4,484,900 tons in 2011, an increase of 49.73% year-on-year, setting a record for the same period The highest level.

In 2011, China's import bauxite source countries mainly include Indonesia, Australia and India. The total amount of imported bauxite from Indonesia was 3,752,800 tons, accounting for 79.65% of the total imported bauxite in China, an increase of 56.60% year on year. In 2011, the import of bauxite from Australia was 8.3992 million tons, accounting for 18.73% of the total, up 27.51% year-on-year. The Indian mines accounted for 1.39 percent of the total imports in 2011, which was 625,400 tons, an increase of 22.81 percent year-on-year.

The increase in the total amount of imported bauxite in China in 2011 was mainly due to the increase in production of alumina using imported bauxite. As the province with the largest concentration of alumina enterprises using imported bauxite, Shandong's alumina production increased by more than 4 million tons in 2011 and 3 tons of imported bauxite according to tons of aluminum consumed. This part of the increase in production requires imported bauxite. 12 million tons.