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General Administration of Customs: China's iron ore imports from January to June increased by 9.6% year on year

Jul 14, 2020 13:15

Source:General Administration of Customs

SMM: China imported 547 million tons of iron ore from January to June, up 9.6 percent from a year earlier, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Tuesday.

China imported 101.68 million tons of iron ore in June.

China exported 3.7 million tons of steel in June and 28.7 million tons from January to June.

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