Impact of Malaysia lockdown on China bauxite ore, aluminum scrap imports seen limited

摘要

Malaysia’s near month-long nationwide partial lockdown to curb new COVID-19 cases in the country is expected to have a limited impact on China’s bauxite ore and aluminum scrap imports, market sources said May 14. The lockdown started May 12 and will run through June 7. The lockdown will have minimal impact on aluminum scrap imports in May as customs detection of imported aluminum scrap remains very strict, market sources said.