China’s Bauxite Imports From Malaysia Surge After Indonesian Ban
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China imported 14 times more bauxite from Malaysia in November than in March after an export ban in Indonesia stopped supplies of the ore to the world’s biggest consumer of industrial metals.
China bought 679,287 tons from the Southeast Asian country, up 6.1 percent from 640,200 tons a month earlier and compared with 48,594 tons in March, according to data released by the customs administration in Beijing today. Imports from March through November were 2.6 million tons, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Bauxite is used to extract aluminum.