According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs of China, China's exports of unwrought aluminum and aluminum products in September dropped by 7.3% year on year to 520,000 tons, and the cumulative nine-month exports fell by 8.1% year on year to 4.52 million tons.

In September, alumina exports surged by 82.2% year on year, reaching 250,000 tons. The volume in the first nine months reached 2 million tons, a year-on-year hike of 62%.

In terms of imports, unwrought aluminum and aluminum products imported grew by 35.4% year on year in September, totaling 360,000 tons, and imports of aluminum ore and its concentrate climbed by 38.3% year on year to 15.88 million tons.