SHANGHAI, Nov 27 (SMM) – China’s imports of tin ore shrank 9.7% month on month to stand at 13,768 mt in October, showed data from China Customs.
On a year-on-year basis, imports gained 3.5%.
In the first 10 months of the year, imports lost 15.4% from the same period last year and amounted to 185,900 mt.

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