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China imports more graphite than ever !


China graphite exports, imports continue to rise in August

By ALBERT LI
Published: Thursday, 28 September 2017
Imports of graphite to China have increased massively in 2017 with a large amount of amorphous grade coming from North Korea while an increase in flake imports from Africa marks a shift in the traditional flow of material.
In August, China natural graphite exports increased 10.2% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 32,897 tonnes, while imports, mostly amorphous graphite, increased 50.6% y-o-y to 15,397 tonnes.
Total exports from January to August increased 45.6% y-o-y to 227,781 tonnes, while imports increased 170.4% y-o-y to 87,076 tonnes, 97% of which...

http://www.indmin.com/Article/37552...ports-imports-continue-to-rise-in-August.html


IMO a massive shift is happening in the graphite market ! China imports of graphite increasing year on year and month after month. This is the end of cheap graphite from China and north american and european customers need to find new supplies elsewhere.