SHANGHAI, Jan 12 (SMM)-China’s imported unwrought copper reached 4.69 million mt in 2017, down 5.2% from levels seen in 2016.
The import volume in December stood at 450,000 mt, down 4.3% from a month ago and down 8.2% from December 2016.

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