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> The bottom left had things unprocessed ore, which have never made sense to ship. China mines and ships bauxite from Fiji to China. https://aluminiuminsider.
by markdown 8y ago
> The bottom left had things unprocessed ore, which have never made sense to ship.
China mines and ships bauxite from Fiji to China.
https://aluminiuminsider.com/bound-chinese-shores-fiji-ships-first-load-bauxite-2018/ https://aluminiuminsider.com/bound-chinese-shores-fiji-ships...
- BurningFrog 8y agoWithout knowing much of anything: Bauxite is a bit special in that aluminum processing is extremely energy intensive, and I think the ore is often shipped to places with low electricity prices. It is one of the bigger industries in Iceland: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/01/us/politics/american-companies-still-make-aluminum-in-iceland.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/01/us/politics/american-comp...