SHANGHAI,July. 10 -- According to the preliminary data from the General Administration of Customs, China's imports of unwrought copper and copper semis were 4346,223 mt during May, with YTD imports from January to June at 2,501,937 mt, up47% YoY. China's imports of scrap copper were 370 kt during June, with YTD imports from January to June at22.3 million mt, up 1.3% YoY.
China's imports of unwrought aluminum and aluminum semis were 89,576mt in June, with YTD imports from January to June at 613,712 mt, up 33.3% YoY. Alumina imports were 310 kt during June, with YTD imports from January to June at 2470kt, up 142.5% YoY. China's imports of scrap aluminum were 210 kt during June, with YTD imports from January to June at 1230kt, down 2.3% YoY. China's exports of unwrought aluminum were 51,627 mt in June, with YTD exports from January to June at 342,107 mt, down 1.9% YoY.