The latest information of the aluminum industry

According to the statistics of the General Administration of customs, the total amount of bauxite imported by China in March 2022 was 11.7045 million tons, breaking the new record of total imports in a single month, an increase of 1.3995 million tons over the previous month, a month on month increase of 13.58% and a year-on-year increase of 15.79%. Among them, Guinea's import volume was 6.1812 million tons, accounting for 52.81% of the total import volume, with a month on month increase of 2.89% and a year-on-year increase of 7.83%. China's bauxite import from Guinea once again set a record high value in a single month; Australia's import volume was 2.9507 million tons, accounting for 25.21% of the total import volume of the month, with a month on month increase of 15.62% and a year-on-year decrease of 4.64%; Indonesia's import volume was 2475600 tons, accounting for 21.15%, with a month on month increase of 45.22% and a year-on-year increase of 104.75%; Montenegro imported 97000 tons, accounting for 0.83%. 

According to the data of the national energy administration, as of the end of March, the installed capacity of power generation in China was about 2.4 billion kw, a year-on-year increase of 7.8%. Among them, the installed capacity of wind power was about 340 million KW, a year-on-year increase of 17.4%; The installed capacity of solar power generation was about 320 million KW, a year-on-year increase of 22.9%. From January to March, the cumulative average utilization of power generation equipment in China was 899 hours, a decrease of 18 hours over the same period last year. Among them, 1847 hours of nuclear power, an increase of 30 hours over the same period last year; 555 hours of wind power, 65 hours less than the same period last year. From January to March, the investment in power supply projects of major power generation enterprises in China was 81.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.5%. Among them, solar power generation was 18.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 181%. The investment in power grid projects was 62.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.1%.