China Imports and Exports of Base Metals in April 2015

Published: May 25, 2015 08:29

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On May.22, China Customs released imports and exports of refined copper, primary aluminum, and other base metals in April 2015 (unit: mt):

SHANGHAI, May.25 (SMM) - On May.22, China Customs released imports and exports of refined copper, primary aluminum, and other base metals in April 2015 (unit: mt):

	Apr.	YoY (%)	Jan.– Apr.	YoY (%)
Imports:
Refined Copper	329,634	-3.45	1,148,196	-14.48
Primary Aluminum	17,530	-50.20	39,984	-78.78
Unwrought Nickel (Refined Nickel+Nickel Alloy)	18,234	11.73	42,487	-22.06
Refined Lead	3	-59.84	63	-28.61
refined zinc	51,196	-20.95	133,077	-49.26
zinc alloy	8,837	-0.20	34,946	8.47
Refined Tin + Tin Alloy	1,148	134.03	2,720	8.63
Exports:
Refined Copper	23,534	9.47	81,311	5.52
Primary Aluminum	1,613	-85.32	18,913	-45.18
Refined Lead	6,430	86.31	17,202	59.35
refined zinc	12,691	5,578.46	52,180	7,939.76
Unwrought Nickel (Refined Nickel+Nickel Alloy)	6,726	-21.52	19,403	-2.36
Refined Tin + Tin Alloy	24	-	25	-91.59
zinc alloy	78	26.98	209	-72.05
(Source: China Customs)

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