中国进口铝土矿运输市场发展及前景

Development and prospect of bauxite transport market in China

关键提示中国铝土矿的运输需求是以进口海外更为优质的三水铝土矿为主,其占据全球铝土矿进口量的四分之三。2017年至2020年,中国铝土矿进口量连续四年保持20%以上的增长,2020年进口量达1.12亿吨,占中国铝土矿使用总量的61%以上。中国铝土矿面临较高开采量和较少国内资源储量之间的平衡问题,只能靠进口铝土矿来解决长期供给短缺的问题。铝土矿运输需求的不断上升,将对长期以来以铁矿、煤炭、粮食运输为主的散货船运输市场带来一定的影响。

China's transport needs for bauxite are dominated by imports of higher-quality bauxite from overseas,which account for three-quarters of global bauxite imports.From 2017 to 2020,China's bauxite imports maintained a growth rate of more than 20 percent for four consecutive years,reaching 112 million tons in 2020,accounting for more than 61 percent of China's total bauxite use.China's bauxite mines are faced with a balance problem between high mining volume and small domestic resource reserves,so it can only rely on imports to solve the problem of long-term supply shortage.The rising demand for bauxite transport will have a certain impact on the bulk carrier transport market,which has long been dominated by iron ore,coal and grain transport.