China’s exports of alumina fell 37.9 pct to 285,696 tonnes in November from October’s 460,072 tonnes, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs.
China has this year been shipping unusually high volumes of alumina, a substance used to make aluminium, amid global market tightness and a favourable price arbitrage.
Exports so far this year have now exceeded 1 million tonnes.
International alumina prices fell by 16.8 percent in November, reducing the incentive for Chinese producers to export.