METALS DATA - China's aluminium product exports up 3 pct year-on-year in May

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Vivian Teovivian.teo@fastmarkets.comJoint News Editor - Asia

Singapore 21/06/2016 - China’s exports of aluminium fabricated products rose 2.9 percent year-on-year and 2.8 percent month-on-month to 370,000 tonnes in May, according to final trade data published by the country’s General Administration of Customs on Tuesday.

The latest figure took year-to-May exports to 1.68 million tonnes, down 7.4 percent from the same period last year.

The country’s exports of unwrought aluminium and aluminium alloy slipped 11.5 percent year-on-year to 42,781 tonnes in May, taking year-to-date exports to 218,901 tonnes. This is down 11.4 percent from January-May last year.

Meanwhile, China’s alumina imports tumbled 48.5 percent year-on-year to 180,000 tonnes in May. Imports decreased 4.5 percent year-on-year to 1.52 million tonnes in January-May this year.

Chinese aluminium scrap imports dipped 14.4 percent year-on-year to 150,000 tonnes in May, taking January-May imports to 690,000 tonnes. This was down 17.6 percent year-on-year.



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