Data released on the website of the General Administration of Customs on June 9 showed that China’s imports of copper ores and concentrates reached 2.395 million mt in May, with cumulative imports from January to May totaling 12.406 million mt, up 7.4% YoY.
China’s imports of unwrought copper and copper semis amounted to 427,000 mt in May, with cumulative imports from January to May totaling 2.169 million mt, down 6.7% YoY.
In terms of exports, China’s exports of unwrought aluminum and aluminum semis stood at 547,000 mt in May, with cumulative exports from January to May totaling 2.43 million mt, down 5.1% YoY.
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