China Copper Concentrate Imports To Decline In March And April Due To Production Disruptions At Overseas Mines

Published: Apr 13, 2023 16:25

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SHANGHAI, Apr 13 (SMM) - SMM statistics showed that copper concentrate stocks across five major ports in China fell from 813,000 mt on March 3 to 665,000 mt on March 31, a drop of 18.2%.

SHANGHAI, Apr 13 (SMM) - SMM statistics showed that copper concentrate stocks across five major ports in China fell from 813,000 mt on March 3 to 665,000 mt on March 31, a drop of 18.2%. This is mainly because production disruptions at overseas mines in the first quarter took a big toll on China's copper concentrate imports. SMM estimates China's copper ore and concentrate imports at 1.97 million mt and 1.93 million mt respectively in March and April.

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