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China's iron ore port inventory amounts to 133 million mt

Dec 15, 2017 15:35

Source:SMM

Iron ore inventory at 35 Chinese ports amounted to 133.45 million mt as of December 15, according to SMM data. This is up by 1 million mt from last week.

SHANGHAI, Dec 15 (SMM)－Iron ore inventory at 35 Chinese ports amounted to 133.45 million mt as of December 15, according to SMM data. This is up by 1 million mt from last week. Daily average throughput dropped 67,000 mt week on week to 2.37 million mt.

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