GACC: China Q1 aluminum scrap imports increase 4% YoY

China's imports of aluminum scrap totaled 526,380 tonnes during January-March this year, higher by 3.9% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the country's General Administration of Customs (GACC).

Notably in March alone, the import volume jumped 7.5% on year and surged 44.8% from February to reach 197,331 tonnes, the highest level since December 2017, the GACC data showed. Aluminum scrap demand among Chinese secondary aluminum producers rose in March as the smelters ramped up output after February's Chinese