Base & industrial metals

Aluminium (Al)

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Atomic number: 13
Period · group: 3 · 13
Block: p-block

Who trades bauxite

$12 bn of bauxite products crossed borders in 2024: ores and concentrates $12 bn.

Largest exporters

1Guinea$8.3 bn72%
2Australia$1.9 bn16%
3Brazil$241 m2%
4China$223 m2%
5Türkiye$180 m2%
6Ghana$121 m1%
7Guyana$111 m1%
8Laos$107 m1%

Largest importers

1China$9.9 bn86%
2India$349 m3%
3Ireland$221 m2%
4United States of America$161 m1%
5Germany$140 m1%
6Canada$133 m1%
7Spain$117 m1%
8Greece$63 m1%

Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.