Boxite exports in Guinea at 48.6 million tons in the first quarter of 2025 with a rise in Chinese demand

Boxite exports in Guinea increased by 39 % to 48.6 million tons (MT) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, despite the organizational challenges that affect the main operators, as mentioned before Reuters.

Guinea, the second largest Boxet producer in the world, sent 312 ships in the first quarter of 2025 compared to 225 ships carrying 34.9 million tons in the first quarter of 2024, according to the data of the Ministry of Mines and Geology in Guinea.

The increase in shipments occurred even when the local unit in the UAE global faced an export ban, after it shipped 3.6 million tons in the first quarter of 2024, and witnessed other major operators such as AGB2A/SDM of China Hongqiao.

Bernabe Sanchez, an independent metal economist who focuses on Guinea, pointed out that the current weekly exports of 3.7 million tons indicate an annual average of 199 million tons in 2025, a significant increase from 146 million tons in the previous year.

Sanchez stated: “This confirms the elasticity of the sector amid the continued strong Chinese demand from the nation of West Africa that has been ruled by the army since 2016.”

Most of the bauxite was shipped in Guinea, a decisive raw material for aluminum production, to China, where aluminum production witnessed a return.

According to the National Statistics Office in China, the country produced 18.59 million tons of aluminum in the first five months of the year, an increase of 4 % over the same period in the previous year.

The Chinese -controlled companies were at the forefront of the Q1 export boom, with the leadership of Société Minière de Boké (SMB) at 18.4 million tons, an increase of 41 % of 13.1MT in the first quarter of 2024.

The state -owned by China’s Schalke witnessed a 35 % increase in shipments to 5.1MT, an increase of 3.8 million tons, while AGB2A/SDM managed to export 8MT despite facing organizational challenges.

The data highlights China’s increasing impact on the bauxite resources in Guinea, where Beijing continues to increase aluminum production.

In 2024, China imported 158.7 million tons of bauxite, as Guinea represents approximately 70 % of these supplies.

Guinea expands the port’s infrastructure to meet the increasing demand for Boxet, which enhances its position as a global commander in the supply of this basic metal.

In May 2025, Guinea Military Government I was canceled 129 exploration permits Trying to enhance mining resources.

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