China’s imports of copper concentrate grow 10.5% YoY in H1

Published: Jul 12, 2019 17:41

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China imported 1.47 million mt of copper concentrate in Jun, down from 1.84 million mt in May

SHANGHAI, Jul 12 (SMM) – China imported 1.47 million mt of copper concentrate in June, down from 1.84 million mt in May, showed data from China Customs on Friday July 12.

This brought imports in the first half of the year to 10.55 million mt, up 10.5% from the same period last year.

Imports of unwrought copper, copper semis slipped 9.7% month on moth to 326,000 mt last month, sending the amount for January-June to 2.27 million mt, down 12.5% year on year.

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