China’s total bauxite supply may increase with short-term bauxite prices likely under pressure

Overall, the average weekly port departures of bauxite from Guinea's main ports were 3.19 million tonnes per week in January (5 weeks) and 3.47 million tonnes per week in February (4 weeks), showing an overall increasing trend in Guinea's bauxite shipments.

It is expected that Guinea's bauxite imports may show an increasing trend from February to April compared to earlier periods. Australia's average weekly port departures of bauxite were 930,000 tonnes per week in December (4 weeks), 700,000 tonnes per week in January (5 weeks), and 590,000 tonnes per week in February, with a significant decline in port departures due to the rainy season.

However, in the past two weeks, Australia's bauxite port departures exceeded 800,000 tonnes per week, rebounding from the previous weekly levels of around 400,000-700,000 tonnes. The impact of the rainy season has been relatively small in the past two weeks, and Australia's bauxite imports to China in March may increase.