SHANGHAI,August. 9 -- According to the preliminary data from the General Administration of Customs, China's imports of unwrought copper and copper semis were 387,564mt during August , with YTD imports from January to August at 2,800,450 mt, down 13.1 % YoY. China's imports of scrap copper were 380 kt during August , with YTD imports from January to August at 28 million mt, down 9.6% YoY.

China's imports of unwrought aluminum and aluminum semis were 86,209 mt in August , with YTD imports from January to August at 545,459mt, down 34.2 % YoY. Alumina imports were 140 kt during August , with YTD imports from January to August at2030 kt, down 37.
5% YoY. China's imports of scrap aluminum were 240kt during August , with YTD imports from January to August at 1580 kt,down 7.6% YoY. China's exports of unwrought aluminum were 51,837mt in August , with YTD exports from January to August at 355,326 mt, down 19.3 % YoY.