Bauxite imports have skyrocketed this year, with Chinese September imports up almost 50%, according to Italian shipbroker Banchero Costa.
The country imported 6.5mt of bauxite in September despite Chinese aluminium output falling for the third straight month.
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China’s imports of bauxite in the first nine months of 2017 came in at 51.3mt,
