Chinese manganese ore imports down by 9% y-o-y in Jan-Sep’20

According to Customs data, China’s manganese ore imports in Sep’ 20 was 3.3mn t, which is marginally up by 3.4% m-o-m from 3.2 mn t in Aug’ 20. Imports from Australia and Gabon increased significantly by 16% and 17% respectively. However, the total imports for the first nine months were down by 9% y-o-y.