GACC: China January-July aluminum scrap imports fall 6% YoY

China imported a total of 1.1 million tonnes of aluminum scrap during January-July this year, lower by 6.1% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the country's General Administration of Customs (GACC).

In July alone, China's aluminum scrap imports fell for a fourth straight month to reach 119,551 tonnes, sliding 10% from June and slumping 25.4% July last year, the GACC data showed. Notably, imports from the UK, China's second largest aluminum scrap supplier, tumbled 29.9% on month and dropped 14.6% on