China Imports of Refractory Materials and Products in Jan. 2026
2026-03-28

|
No. |
Commodity |
Import Qty (T) |
Import Qty (T) |
YoY Growth Rate (%) |
|
Jan-26 |
Jan-25 |
|||
|
1 |
Natural flake graphite |
4,242 |
3,543 |
19.73 |
|
2 |
Silica/quartz sand |
391,821 |
382,542 |
2.43 |
|
3 |
Fireclay |
48 |
91 |
-47.25 |
|
4 |
Andalusite, kyanite & sillimanite |
3,179 |
1,794 |
77.20 |
|
5 |
Mullite |
111 |
261 |
-57.47 |
|
6 |
Fused magnesia (FM) |
0 |
40 |
-100.00 |
|
7 |
Dead burned magnesia (DBM) |
833 |
485 |
71.75 |
|
8 |
Caustic calcined magnesia (CCM) |
43 |
169 |
-74.56 |
|
9 |
Aluminium ores & its concentrate |
19,252,819 |
16,208,174 |
18.78 |
|
10 |
Chromite & its concentrate |
2,225,650 |
1,722,624 |
29.20 |
|
11 |
Zircon sand and its concentrate |
221,573 |
273,662 |
-19.03 |
|
12 |
Brown fused alumina (BFA) |
15 |
0 |
- |
|
13 |
Synthetic corundum except BFA |
405 |
270 |
50.00 |
|
14 |
Alumina except synthetic corundum |
260,405 |
35,894 |
625.48 |
|
15 |
Silicon carbide (SiC) |
3,592 |
1,194 |
200.84 |
|
16 |
Refractory products (MgO, CaO, Cr2O3>50%) |
145 |
2 |
71.50 |
|
17 |
Refractory products (Al2O3, SiO2>50%) |
514 |
323 |
59.13 |
|
18 |
Other refractory products & similar products |
1,393 |
428 |
225.47 |


