China's unwrought copper and copper product imports 6% lower in 2019

Published: Jan 14, 2020 13:33 (GMT+8)

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The imports in December exceeded that in November to the highest monthly level since September 2018

SHANGHAI, Jan 14 (SMM) – China’s imports of unwrought copper and copper products in December exceeded that in November to stand at 530,000 mt, 22.8% higher than a year earlier, customs data showed.

However, full-year imports of unwrought copper and copper products were 6% lower from 2018, and stood at 4.98 million mt.

Tradeflow Unwrought copper Copper semis

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