In January–April of this year, Ukraine reduced imports of aluminum ores and concentrates (bauxite) by 48.5% in volume terms compared to the same period last year—to 6,946 thousand tons from 13,494 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS), bauxite imports in monetary terms decreased to $1.186 million from $1.476 million in January–April 2026.
Imports came from China (59.36% of shipments in monetary terms) and Turkey (40.64%).
Ukraine did not re-export bauxite in 2026, just as it did not in 2025.
As reported, in 2025, Ukraine increased imports of aluminum ores and concentrates by 23.7% in physical terms compared to the previous year—to 43.5 thousand tons—and by 15.8% in monetary terms—to $4.754 million. These imports came mainly from Turkey (81.84% of shipments in monetary terms), China (15.97%), and Guyana (2.19%).
Ukraine did not re-export bauxite in 2025, just as it did not in 2024 and 2023.
In 2024, Ukraine increased its imports of bauxite by 77.4% in volume terms compared to 2023—to 35,173 thousand tons—and by 74% in monetary terms—to $4.107 million. Imports came mainly from Turkey (78.48% of shipments in monetary terms), China (19.48%), and Spain (1.9%).
Bauxite is an aluminum ore used as a raw material for producing alumina, and from that, aluminum. It is also used as a flux in ferrous metallurgy.
In Ukraine, bauxite is imported, in particular, by the Mykolaiv Alumina Plant (MAP), which is currently idle.
