China needs to mine more bauxite at home, industry official saysAPRIL 20, 2023 By Reuters Staff
....“China’s bauxite imports are highly concentrated in Guinea, Australia and Indonesia.
We are seeing lower grade of domestic resources and gradual decline of self sufficiency,” Meng Jie, a deputy secretary general of the aluminium branch at the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA)......
.....China’s reliance on bauxite imports grew to 55% in 2022, from 2.8% in 2002.....
.....Across the globe, governments are focused on securing strategic minerals, especially those such as aluminium that are needed for the transition to a lower carbon economy...........while Indonesia banned nickel ore exports in 2020 and will stop exporting bauxite from June......
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“We need to explore with a long-term plan to make sure we take good advantage of the resources,” Meng said, adding that China should also set up strategic reserves of bauxite and coordinate overseas development......
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