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Home / Metal News / China’s imported unwrought copper drops 4.3% in Dec

China’s imported unwrought copper drops 4.3% in Dec

Jan 12, 2018 11:13

Source:SMM

China’s imported unwrought copper reached 4.69 million mt in 2017, customs data showed.

SHANGHAI, Jan 12 (SMM)－China’s imported unwrought copper reached 4.69 million mt in 2017, down 5.2% from levels seen in 2016.

The import volume in December stood at 450,000 mt, down 4.3% from a month ago and down 8.2% from December 2016.

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