SHANGHAI, Feb 3 (SMM) – China's imports of iron ore and concentrate accelerated their increase in December, rising 17.19% from a year ago to 101 million mt, according to the latest data from China Customs.
On a yearly basis, domestic iron ore imports were 5.1% higher in November.
China took 61.28 million mt of iron ore and concentrate from Australia in December, 14.1% higher from a year earlier. Imports of Brazilian iron ore and concentrate rose 5.67% on the year to 22.28 million mt in December.
