2018 PREVIEW: Indonesian bauxite exports to China rising, but Guinea likely to remain dominant supplier

摘要

Although Indonesia is set to see shipments of bauxite to China growin 2018, years of absence from the market due to its export ban meansits traditional role as primary supplier is unlikely to be regained anytime soon.As of the end of October 2017, China had imported 562,924 tonnesof bauxite from Indonesia since July when the first shipment from PTAneka Tambang (PT Antam) reached China in four years, according toChinese customs data.