China March Refined Copper Imports at New Record

BEIJING, Apr. 24 -- China's imports of refined copper rose to a fresh record of 296,843 tonnes in March, Customs figures showed on Wednesday.

    China, the world's top copper consumer, imported a record amount for the second consecutive month after importing 270,948 tonnes in the previous month.

    The country, also the world's top consumer of aluminium, imported 85,965 tonnes of primary aluminium in March.

    Imports of refined zinc and refined lead also reached records of 121,027 tonnes and 25,370 tonnes, respectively, in March.

    (Source: Reuters)