简介:Chinahaslongbeenrecognisedasanimportantsourceofrefractoryrawmaterialsforrefractorymarketsworldwide.Bauxite,magnesia,fusedalumina,andrefractoryclaysinparticular,havemaintainedChina'sstrongpositionastheworld'sleadingsupplieroftheseminerals.However,importantchangeshavetakenplaceirthestructureofChineseandglobalsupplyoftheseminerals.Moreover,theworldrefractorymarketandthemineralstradingsectorhavealsoundergonearadicaltransformationthathasinfluencedmineralsupply,andshiftedendproductmanufacturetoChina.ThispaperhighlightsthesechangesandseeshowtheyhaveimpactedonChinaasaworldsourceofrefractoryminerals.