China's refined metal, scrap and ore imports, plus alumina exports in August
BEIJING, Sept 20 (Reuters) — The table below shows China's refined metal, scrap and ore imports in August, based on data released by the General Administration of Customs on Sunday. Import figures are in metric tons, with percentage changes calculated based on customs data for the corresponding period in the previous year. In addition, China exported 425,003 tons of alumina in August, up 136% year on year, with 54% of volumes shipped to Russia. Commodity August 2026 y/y pct chg Copper cathodes 241,893 -18.14% Copper concentrate 2,378,520 -6.95% Primary aluminium 185,222 -25.23% Alumina 366,578 191.33% Bauxite 19,044,058 -4.64% Refined nickel 20,942 -45.13% Nickel ore 5,932,791 19.09% Nickel pig iron 641,357 -22.97% Refined zinc 5,130 -71.35% Zinc concentrate 425,600 -15.40% Refined lead 9,215 169.69% Lead concentrate 115,315 -7.42% Refined tin 2,269 4.74% Tin concentrate 16,958 65.16% Copper scrap 219,136 15.29% Aluminium scrap 119,551 -25.43% Steel scrap 24,935 14.86% (Reporting by Colleen Howe Editing by David Goodman ) ((colleen.howe@thomsonreuters.com;)
BEIJING, Sept 20 (Reuters) — The table below shows China's refined metal, scrap and ore imports in August, based on data released by the General Administration of Customs on Sunday. Import figures are in metric tons, with percentage changes calculated based on customs data for the corresponding period in the previous year. In addition, China exported 425,003 tons of alumina in August, up 136% year on year, with 54% of volumes shipped to Russia. com;)