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India: Bauxite imports drop 24% y-o-y in Jan-Jul’25 while alumina rises 18%

Oct 9, 2025

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by

Aditi Sen

in Aluminium, Non Ferrous

India’s bauxite imports decline amid global supply disruptions Regulatory delays impact Vedanta’s Sijimali bauxite project India’s bauxite imports fell 24% y-o-y in the first seven months of calendar year 2025 (7MCY’25) to 2.13 million tonnes (mnt) from 2.81 mnt in 7MCY’24. This decline comes despite a marginal 1% dip in domestic bauxite production, which stood…