09.02.2015 - China’s Copper Ore Imports Slide After Record Smelter Production |
China’s imports of copper ore and concentrate, used to make the refined metal, fell for the first time in three months after smelters in the world’s largest consumer boosted production to a record last year. Inbound shipments in January fell to 930,000 metric tons, down 20 percent from the previous month, according to General Administration of Customs data released Sunday in Beijing...............................................Full Article: Source |