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so, can't do much apart from recycling, without step 1.

Bauxite has flown under the radar in the aluminium supply chain given it historically has been in good supply – until now. It shot to relevance this year as environmental and safety inspections at Chinese mines led to a 16 per cent slump in the country’s output in the year to date.

That has forced China, which is also the world’s largest importer of bauxite, to source even more raw material from other countries including Guinea where it invested heavily in building out the supply chain. The West African country now accounts for about 70 per cent of China’s bauxite arrivals.

But analysts warn that there is a growing and unhealthy reliance on Guinea, particularly as other key producers including Australia, Indonesia, and Jamaica are also facing output constraints.

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...The latest supply disruption took place in Guinea last week, where bauxite exports from Guinea Alumina Corporation, a subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium, were suspended because of customs issues. GAC accounts for nearly 4 per cent of global supply.

<blockquote data-quote="Dona Ferentes" data-source="post: 1300732" data-attributes="member: 66457">so, can&#039;t do much apart from recycling, without step 1.Bauxite has flown under the radar in the aluminium supply chain given it historically has been in good supply – until now. It shot to relevance this year as environmental and safety inspections at Chinese mines led to a 16 per cent slump in the country’s output in the year to date.That has forced China, which is also the world’s largest importer of bauxite, to source even more raw material from other countries including Guinea where it invested heavily in building out the supply chain. The West African country now accounts for about 70 per cent of China’s bauxite arrivals.But analysts warn that there is a growing and unhealthy reliance on Guinea, particularly as other key producers including Australia, Indonesia, and Jamaica are also facing output constraints.[ATTACH=full]185979[/ATTACH]...The latest supply disruption took place in Guinea last week, where bauxite exports from Guinea Alumina Corporation, a subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium, were suspended because of customs issues. GAC accounts for nearly 4 per cent of global supply.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dona Ferentes, post: 1300732, member: 66457"] [I][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]so, can't do much apart from recycling, without step 1.[/COLOR][/I] Bauxite has flown under the radar in the aluminium supply chain given it historically has been in good supply – until now. It shot to relevance this year as environmental and safety inspections at Chinese mines led to a 16 per cent slump in the country’s output in the year to date. That has forced China, which is also the world’s largest importer of bauxite, to source even more raw material from other countries including Guinea where it invested heavily in building out the supply chain. The West African country now accounts for about 70 per cent of China’s bauxite arrivals. But analysts warn that there is a growing and unhealthy reliance on Guinea, particularly as other key producers including Australia, Indonesia, and Jamaica are also facing output constraints. [ATTACH type="full" alt="092bb2f23a8de3ed204299e3a8fdffbefea0219a.jpg"]185979[/ATTACH] ...The latest supply disruption took place in Guinea last week, where bauxite exports from Guinea Alumina Corporation, a subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium, were suspended because of customs issues. GAC accounts for nearly 4 per cent of global supply. [/QUOTE]

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