SHANGHAI, Feb 14 (SMM) – China's imports of unwrought copper and copper products came in at 479,000 mt in January, up 12% on the month and 8.9% on the year, the China Customs said on Thursday February 14.

In December, copper imports fell 6.3% on the month and 4.2% on the year.

Imports of copper concentrate, which is processed into refined copper, stood at 1.9 million mt for January, customs data showed.