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Home / Metal News / China's iron ore, concentrate imports up 17% YoY in December

China's iron ore, concentrate imports up 17% YoY in December

Feb 3, 2020 18:14

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China took 61.28 million mt of iron ore and concentrate from Australia in December, up 14.1% YoY

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.

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