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TO PRIORITY STC HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 112 OF 10/12/82
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YOUR TEL NO BTC 149
ALUMINIUM IN CHINA
WP
1. ACCURATE STATISTIC REGARDING CHINAS ALUMINIUM
IMPORTS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES
BUT WE ESTIMATE THAT THESE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING AT 300-350 THOUSAND TONS PA (THE FITURE QUOTED IN YOUR TUR
IS SURELY WRONG. SHOULD THIS BE THOUSANDS OF KOS?)
2. WOGEN REPRESENT COMELCO OF AUSTRALIA IN CHINA.
NEITHER THEY NOR WE KNOW WHO, IF ANYBODY, ACTS
ON BEHALF OF ALCAN OF CANADA AND REYNOLDS OF USA WHO
ARE OTHER MAIN SOURCES OF ALUMINIUM IMPORTS. ALLEGEDLY BAHPEIN
AND DUBAI SHELTERS ARE ALSO TRYING TO BREAK INTO THIS
MARKET BUT THEIR PRICES ARE CONSIDERED TOO HIGH.
3. WE HAVE RECENTLY HEARD OF A NUMBER OF OTHER ALUMINIUM DEVELOP-
MENT PROJECTS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF GESTATION, INCLUDING
HARBIN AND SHANGHAI (BOTH OF WHICH HAVE ATTRACTED DAVY INTERNATIONAL'
S
INTEREST) AND GUIZHOU WHICH THE CSERUDC WERE PUSING IN
DISCUSSIONS WITH LORD NELSON DURING THE SBTC VISIT.
4. WE HAVE NO VISIT REPORTS OF SIMILAR MATERIAL ON
THE TSINGTAO BEER FACTORY NOR DO WE KNOW OF ANY BRITISH FIRMS
WHO HAVE BEEN THERE.
CLARK
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