SHANGHAI, Mar 9 (SMM) – China imported 3.77 million mt of copper ore and concentrate in the first two months of 2020, down 1.2% from the same period last year, according to data from China Customs released on Saturday.
During the same period, China’s imports of unwrought copper and copper products increased 7.2% year on year to 846,106.8 mt.
In the full year of 2019, China’s copper ore and concentrate imports expanded 11.6% year on year to 21.99 million mt, while imports of unwrought copper and copper products shrank 6% to 4.98 million mt, according to customs data released in January.
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