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Home / Metal News / Imports of iron ore, concentrate fall 8.9% in Feb

Imports of iron ore, concentrate fall 8.9% in Feb

Mar 8, 2019 17:04

Source:SMM

This lowered year-to-date imports by 5.6% from Jan-Feb in 2018, to 174.34 million mt

SHANGHAI, Mar 8 (SMM) – China's imports of iron ore and concentrate in February shrank 8.97%, or 8.18 million mt, from January to register at 83.08 million mt, showed data by China Customs on Friday March 8.

This lowered year-to-date imports of iron ore and concentrate by 5.6% from January-February in 2018, to 174.34 million mt.

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Analysis

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Analysis

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