Global unwrought aluminum and aluminum alloy exports increased from 17 million metric tons in 2005 to 27.6 million metric tons in 2021. Meanwhile, imports of unwrought aluminum and aluminum alloys nearly reached 28 million metric tons worldwide that year.
Import and export volume of unwrought aluminum and aluminum alloys worldwide from 2005 to 2021
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Figures from 2012 to 2021 were restated by the source in the latest release of the publication.
Unwrought aluminum is aluminum metal that is obtained by casting without further working and is either smelted from alumina or recovered from scrap; in either case, it is available as both ingots and billets.
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World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (June 6, 2022). Import and export volume of unwrought aluminum and aluminum alloys worldwide from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/491244/global-import-export-unwrought-aluminum-alloy-timeline/
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