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Cable, wire companies operating rates over 85% in Dec

Dec 28, 2017 17:54

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Cable and wire companies saw their operating rates stand at 85.3% in December, according to SMM research.

SHANGHAI, Dec 28 (SMM)－ Cable and wire companies saw their operating rates stand at 85.3% in December, up 7.27 percentage points from December last year but down 1.67 percentage points from November 2017, SMM research showed.

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